NCIt definition : A species of aerobic, Gram negative, rod and cocci shaped bacteria assigned to the
phylum Bacteroidetes. This species contains sphingolipids, can ferment glucose and
is oxidase and urease positive. S. multivorum can be pathogenic in immunocompromised
individuals.;
Alternative definition : CDISC: Any bacterial organism that can be assigned to the species Sphingobacterium
multivorum.;