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Enterobacter [‚ent·ə·rō′bak·tər] (microbiology) A genus of bacteria in the family Enterobacteriaceae; motile rods found in the intestine of humans and other animals; some strains are encapsulated. 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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