NCIt definition : A species of facultatively aerobic and microaerophilic, Gram positive, cocci shaped,
lactic acid bacteria assigned to the phylum Firmicutes. This species is catalase and
alkaline phosphatase negative and produces acid from N acetylglucosamine, amygdalin,
cellobiose, fructose, mannose, mannitol and maltose. T. solitarius can be found in
environments containing high levels of salt and has not been reported to be a human
pathogen.;
Alternative definition : CDISC: Any bacterial organism that can be assigned to the species Tetragenococcus
solitarius.;