Taxonomy
Family: Weeksellaceae
Genus: Empedobacter falsenii
Formely: Wautersiella

Natural habitats
In the environment, does not belong to the normal flora of the human being.

Clinical significance
This organism has been isolated from clinical specimens, including blood, respiratory samples, wounds, pleural fluid,and the urinary tract, though it is an extremely rare cause of nosocomial infection, it may be significant resistant to many antibiotics, including carbapenems.

Altough infection with W. falsenii remains rare, this bacterium should not be underestimated mainly because of its natural resistance to many available antimicrobials.