NCIt definition : A species of anaerobic, Gram negative, cocci shaped bacteria assigned to the phylum
Firmicutes. This species is peroxidase positive and requires either putrescine or
cadaverine for growth. V. dispar is part of the normal flora of the human oral and
respiratory tracts and may become pathogenic, causing meningitis, osteomyelitis, prosthetic
joint infection, pleuropulmonary infection, endocarditis, and bacteremia.;
Alternative definition : CDISC: Any bacterial organism that can be assigned to the species Veillonella dispar.;