Citrobacter sedlakii | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Bacteria |
Phylum: | Proteobacteria |
Class: | Gammaproteobacteria |
Order: | Enterobacteriales |
Family: | Enterobacteriaceae |
Genus: | Citrobacter |
Species: | C. sedlakii |
Binomial name | |
Citrobacter sedlakii Brenner et al. 1993 |
Citrobacter sedlakii is a Gram-negative, oxidase-negative species of bacillus. It is known to be one of the species which produces the Escherichia coli O157:H7 antigen. The species was described by Brenner et al. along with 10 other Citrobacter species in 1993.C. sedlakii exists as a commensal gut organism in humans and animals.