Enterobacter cloacae
| Enterobacter cloacae | |
|---|---|
| Enterobacter cloacae on tryptic soy agar | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Kingdom: | Pseudomonadati |
| Phylum: | Pseudomonadota |
| Class: | Gammaproteobacteria |
| Order: | Enterobacterales |
| Family: | Enterobacteriaceae |
| Genus: | Enterobacter |
| Species: | E. cloacae
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| Binomial name | |
| Enterobacter cloacae (Jordan 1890)
Hormaeche and Edwards 1960 | |
| Subspecies | |
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Aerobacter cloacae (Jordan 1890) Hormaeche and Edwards 1958 | |
Enterobacter cloacae is a clinically significant Gram-negative, facultatively-anaerobic, rod-shaped bacterium.