Citrobacter rodentium

Citrobacter rodentium
Scientific classification
Domain: Bacteria
Phylum: Proteobacteria
Class: Gammaproteobacteria
Order: Enterobacterales
Family: Enterobacteriaceae
Genus: Citrobacter
Species:
C. rodentium
Binomial name
Citrobacter rodentium
Schauer et al. 1996

Citrobacter rodentium is a Gram-negative species of bacteria.[1] It infects the intestinal tracts of rodents, and infrequently is an opportunistic pathogen in humans.

References

  1. Schauer DB, Zabel BA, Pedraza IF, O'Hara CM, Steigerwalt AG, Brenner DJ (1995). "Genetic and biochemical characterization of Citrobacter rodentium sp. nov". J Clin Microbiol. 33 (8): 2064–8. doi:10.1128/JCM.33.8.2064-2068.1995. PMC 228336. PMID 7559949.

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