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Enterobacter cloacae is a clinically significant Gram-negative, facultatively-anaerobic, rod-shaped bacterium.

Microbiology

• BioHazard Level: 1 (level 2 in Canada)
• Growth Temperature: 30°C

Appropriate growth media:nutrient agar, nutrient broth

• Genomic sources for restriction enzymes (at this website):

Ecl136II, EclHKI, EclXI

• Gram Stain: Negative
• Respiration:Facultatively anaerobic
• Motility: Peritrichous flagella
• Taxonomy:

Bacteria; Proteobacteria; Gammaproteobacteria; Enterobacteriales; Enterobacteriaceae; Enterobacter

• Industrial implications:

Enterobacter cloacae has been used in a bioreactor based method for the biodegradation of explosives and in the biological control of plant diseases.

• Misc.:

Enterobacter cloacae is a rod-shaped bacterium that is oxidase-negative and catalase-positive.

Clinical significance

Enterobacter cloacae is sometimes associated with urinary tract and respiratory tract infections. Treatment with cefepime and gentamicin has been reported.

See also

• Biohydrogen

References

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