NCIt definition : A species of anaerobic, Gram negative, rod shaped bacteria assigned to the phylum
Proteobacteria. This species is motile, oxidase positive, peroxidase and urease negative
and cannot metabolize carbohydrates. W. succinogenes is a commensal organism of the
gastrointestinal tract and may be an emerging pathogen.;
Alternative definition : CDISC: Any bacterial organism that can be assigned to the species Wolinella succinogenes.;