Taxonomy
Family: Enterobacteriaceae
E. aerogenes
E. cloacae complex
- E. cloacae, E. asburiae, E. hormaechei, E. kobei, E. ludwigii
E. amnigenus I
E. cancerogenus
E. gergoviae
E. intermedium

Pathogenic to plants: E. amnigenusII, E. cowanii, E. pyrinus, E. radicincitans

Natural habitats
Can be found in soil, water, sewage, food and also on the human skin and in the intestinal tract.

Clinical significance
Enterobacter species cause a wide variety of nosocomial infections, including respiratory- and urinary tract infections, wound infections, osteomyelitis, meningitis and bacteremia.

Especially patients which are hospitalized for more than 72 hours and immunocompromised patients are at risk for an infection caused by Enterobacter.