NCIt definition : A species of Gram negative, rod shaped bacteria assigned to the phylum Proteobacteria.
This species is ornithine decarboxylase positive, able to grow at 10 degrees Celsius
and uses sorbose as a carbon source. R. ornithinolytica is a pathogen that can cause
enteric fever like syndrome and histamine fish poisoning.;
Alternative definition : CDISC: Any bacterial organism that can be assigned to the species Raoultella ornithinolytica.;