Citrobacter

[sit´ro-bak″ter]

a genus of gram-negative, facultatively anaerobic, motile, rod-shaped bacteria, which have been associated with diarrhea and secondary infections in debilitated persons, occasionally causing primary septicemia. Species include C. amalona´ticus and C. freun´dii, two opportunistic pathogens; and C. diver´�sus, an occasional cause of neonatal meningitis.

Citrobacter

(sit'rō-bak'ter),

A genus of motile bacteria (family Enterobacteriaceae) containing gram-negative rods that use citrate as a source of carbon; the motile cells are peritrichous. Fermentation of lactose by these organisms is delayed or absent; they produce trimethylene glycol from glycerol. The type species is Citrobacter freundii.

Farlex Partner Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

Mentioned in

References in periodicals archive

E-coli was the commonest isolated pathogen followed by Pseudomonas, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Proteus mirabilis, Citrobacter freundi, Candida and Morganella morganii in descending order of frequency.

FREQUENCY OF URINARY TRACT INFECTION (UTI) and COMMONEST CAUSATIVE ORGANISMS IN SPINAL CORD INJURY PATIENTS WITH VARIOUS VOIDING MODES

Pathogenic bacteria (Klebsiella pneumoniae, Enterobacter cloacae, Enterobacter aerogenes, Serratia spp., Citrobacter freundii, Stenotrophomonas maltophilia and Pseudomonas aeruginosa) were found in 17 (18.7%) samples of milk/formula.

Bacterial contamination in milk kitchens in pediatric hospitals in Salvador, Brazil

The most frequent bacteria causing neonatal sepsis are Klebsiella pneuomoniae, Acinetobacter baumannii, Escherichia coli, Enterobacter cloacae, Citrobacter diversus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Streptococcus pyogenes and Staphylococcus aureus.5

Detection of AmpC b-lactamase producing bacteria isolated in neonatal sepsis

25% 10% 33% Citrobacter freundii 16% Motijheel (8) "O" Point (34) Lalbag (18) Klebsiella pneumoniae 33% 22% Escherichia coli 11% Pseudomonas spp.

Extensively drug-resistant New Delhi metallo-[beta]-lactamase-encoding bacteria in the environment, Dhaka, Bangladesh, 2012

Till today, CTX-M-15 continues to be reported as the most prevalent CTX-M-type ESBL, especially in India, in Enterobacteriaceae (5) and Citrobacter spp.

[beta]-lactams vs. [beta]-lactamases--recent evolution of concurrent occurrence of multiple bla genes including [bla.sub.CTX-M] and [bla.sub.ampC]: an Indian scenario

Enterobacter, Escherichia coli, Citrobacter, Salmonella and Staphylococcus aureus and Streptococcus (Table).

Aerobic jejunal fluid bacteria in patients with gastrointestinal disorders

Los generos bacterianos productores de histamina fueron: Escherichia coli, Aeromonas sp, Enterobacter, Citrobacter y Plesiomona shigelloides.

Bacterias productoras de histamina en tres especies de pescado

On Monday, the KCDC said it conducted blood tests and found Citrobacter freundii in the bodies of three of the babies.

Ewha hospital raided over newborns' deaths