Bacterium
citrobacter koseri
Subclass of:
Citrobacter
Definitions related to citrobacter koseri:
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A species of facultatively anaerobic, gram negative, rod shaped bacteria assigned to the phylum Proteobacteria. This species is motile by peritrichous flagella, does not produce H2S in TSI agar, grows in media containing KCN, produces acid from adonitol and D-arabitol and does not decarboxylate lysine. C. koseri is found in soil, water, sewage and food and is a commensal organism of the urinary and gastrointestinal tracts of humans but may become pathogenic in immunocompromised individuals.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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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.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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Any bacterial organism that can be assigned to the species Citrobacter koseri.CDISC TerminologyClinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
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