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Medical Definition of Cillobacterium
1. An obsolete genus of motile, anaerobic bacteria containing Gram-positive, straight or curved rods. Motile cells are peritrichous. These organisms may be pathogenic. The type species is Cillobacterium moniliforme. This genus is no longer recognised, and most of its species have been transferred to Eubacterium: Cillobacterium combesi is now Eubacterium combesi, Cillobacterium moniliforme is now Eubacterium moniliforme, Cillobacterium multiforme is now Eubacterium multiforme, and Cillobacterium tenue is now Eubacterium tenue. (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Cillobacterium
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