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
mannitol, and is oxidase, DNase and urease positive. S. spiritivorum is most commonly
pathogenic in immunocompromised individuals.;
Alternative definition : CDISC: Any bacterial organism that can be assigned to the species Sphingobacterium
spiritivorum.;