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Citrobacter

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Citrobacter is a genus of Gram-negative, aerobic, rod-shaped coliform bacteria of the Enterobacteriaceae family.

Species

FAMILY

  1. KingdomBacteria
  2. PhylumProteobacteria
  3. ClassGammaproteobacteria
  4. OrderEnterobacterales
  5. FamilyEnterobacteriaceae
Observations recorded649,740

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Enterobacteriaceae
Image
Citrobacter freundii.jpg
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Commons category
Citrobacter
taxon name
Citrobacter
taxon rank
genus
topic's main category
Category:Citrobacter
taxonomic type
Citrobacter freundii
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Encyclopedic overview

7 sections
Contents
  • Microbiology
  • Microbial biochemistry
  • Environmental microbiology
  • Clinical significance
  • Antimicrobial resistance
  • References
  • External links

Citrobacter is a genus of Gram-negative, aerobic, rod-shaped coliform bacteria of the Enterobacteriaceae family.

Citrobacter spp. cause opportunistic infections (including urinary tract infections, gastroenteritis, and bacteremia).

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Citrobacter” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.