NCIt related terms : Providencia alcalifaciens Biogroup 3;
NCIt definition : A species of aerobic, Gram negative, rod shaped bacteria in the phylum Proteobacteria.
This species is motile, produces acid from galactose but not from adonitol, inositol,
and trehalose and is resistant to penicillin and colistin. P. rustigianii is an opportunistic
pathogen found in multiple animal reservoirs, soil, water, and sewage and can cause
gastrointestinal infections.;
Alternative definition : CDISC: Any bacterial organism that can be assigned to the species Providencia rustigianii.;