Slackia exigua

**Semantic type:** Bacterium

**Definition:** A species of obligately anaerobic, gram-positive, rod shaped bacteria assigned to the phylum Actinobacteria. This species is non-motile, non-spore forming, indole, urease and catalase negative, non-hemolytic, does not hydrolyze esculin and nitrate is note reduced. S. exigua was previously classified as Eubacterium exiguum.

**Synonyms:** - Eubacterium exiguum - Eubacterium exiguum - SLACKIA EXIGUA