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Enterobacter /En·tero·bac·ter/ (en´ter-o-bak″ter) a genus of gram-negative, facultatively anaerobic rod-shaped bacteria of the family Enterobacteriaceae, widely distributed in nature and occurring in the intestinal tract of humans and animals. Species including E. aero´genes, E. agglo´merans, E. cloa´cae, and E. gergo´viae, are frequently the cause of nosocomial infection, arising from contaminated medical devices and personnel. Enterobacter a genus of straight gram-negative rods, lactose-fermenting bacteria of the tribe Klebsielleae of the family Enterobacteriaceae. Found chiefly in the environment in water and soil but are common invaders of tissues in contaminated wounds of animals and in opportunistic infections such as cystitis and pyelonephritis in cattle. E. aerogenes (syn. Klebsiella mobilis) is occasionally a cause of bovine mastitis, uterine infections in mares and the mastitis-metritis-agalactia syndrome in sows. Enterobacter cloacae occasionally isolated from dogs and cats with septicemia. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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htm) and 22 non-Francisella isolates (Acinetobacter, Bacillus, Brucella, Corynebacterium, Enterobacter, Enterococcus, Escherichia, Haemophilus, Klebsiella, Legionella, Proteus, Pseudomonas, Serratia, Staphylococcus, Streptococcus, and Yersinia species). Of the 26 patients, 13 had concomitant bacterial infections; these pathogens included K pneumoniae (n = 3), Staphylococcus aureus (3), Citrobacter freundii (3), Staphylococcus epidermidis (3), Proteus mirabilis (2), Enterobacter cloacae (2), anaerobic gram-positive rods (1), Serratia liquefasciens (1), and Klebsiella oxytoca (1). The researchers found that a strain of Enterobacter microbes seem responsible for turning the toxin into a killer. |
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