Clostridium sordellii

**Semantic type:** Bacterium

**Definition:** A species of anaerobic, Gram positive, rod shaped bacteria assigned to the phylum Firmicutes. This species is variably motile by peritrichous flagella, endosporeforming, catalase and lipase negative and nearly all strains do not ferment maltose. C. sordelli is a rare human pathogen, causing toxic shock syndrome most often associated with gynecological infections in females.

**Synonyms:** - CLOSTRIDIUM SORDELLII - Paeniclostridium sordellii