the following information is not yet verified
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.
the following information is not yet verified
Gram negative straight rods,
0.6-1.0 x 1.2-3.0 µm,
found singly or in pairs.
Some encapsulated
Facultative anaerobic
Colonies are large 2-3 mm, gray, smooth, shiny and sometimes flat with irregular edges, they can also be mucoid (strains with K-antigen have a capsule)
They are nonpigmented.
McConkey growth, lactose fermenter
BBAØ growth