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Citrobacter

Medical Definition:	A genus of gram-negative, rod-shaped enterobacteria that can use citrate as the sole source of carbon.
Guide Notes:	in soil, water & sometimes intestine; infection: coord IM with ENTEROBACTERIACEAE INFECTIONS (IM)
Previously Indexed:	Enterobacteriaceae (1966-1974),Escherichia (1966-1974)

Citrobacter Categories.

	Citrobacter freundii - A species of gram-negative, facultatively anaerobic, rod-shaped bacteria found in humans and other animals including MAMMALS; BIRDS; REPTILES; and AMPHIBIANS. It has also been isolated from SOIL and WATER as well as from clinical specimens such as URINE; THROAT; SPUTUM; BLOOD; and wound swabs as an opportunistic pathogen.
	Citrobacter koseri - A species of gram-negative enterobacteria found in WATER; SEWAGE; SOIL; and FOOD. It can be present in any clinical specimen as an opportunistic pathogen.
	Citrobacter rodentium - A species of gram-negative bacteria in the genus CITROBACTER, family ENTEROBACTERIACEAE. As an important pathogen of laboratory mice, it serves as a model for investigating epithelial hyperproliferation and tumor promotion. It was previously considered a strain of CITROBACTER FREUNDII.

Citrobacter Medical Definitions and Terms

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