NCIt definition : A species of strictly anaerobic, Gram negative, rod shaped bacteria assigned to the
phylum Bacteroidetes. This bacteria is non-motile, hemolytic, hydrolyzes gelatin,
is weakly catalase positive and does not reduce nitrate. A. putredinis is pathogenic
in humans and farm animals, causing bacterial appendicitis and foot rot.;
Alternative definition : CDISC: Any bacterial organism that can be assigned to the species Alistipes putredinis.;