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, can
reduce nitrate to nitrite and is oxidase, DNase and urease positive. S. thalpophilum
is not reported to be a human pathogen.;
Alternative definition : CDISC: Any bacterial organism that can be assigned to the species Sphingobacterium
thalpophilum.;