Citrobacter braakii

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Citrobacter braakii
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Domain: Bacteria
Phylum: Pseudomonadota
Class: Gammaproteobacteria
Order: Enterobacterales
Family: Enterobacteriaceae
Genus: Citrobacter
Species:
C. braakii
Binomial name
Citrobacter braakii
Brenner et al. 1993

Citrobacter braakii is a Gram-negative species of bacteria. [1] It has been reported to cause sepsis in an immunocompromised person. [2]

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References

  1. Brenner, D. J.; Grimont, P. A. D.; Steigerwalt, A. G.; Fanning, G. R.; Ageron, E.; Riddle, C. F. (1993). "Classification of Citrobacteria by DNA Hybridization: Designation of Citrobacter farmeri sp. nov., Citrobacter youngae sp. nov., Citrobacter braakii sp. nov., Citrobacter werkmanii sp. nov., Citrobacter sedlakii sp. nov., and Three Unnamed Citrobacter Genomospecies". International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology. 43 (4): 645–658. doi: 10.1099/00207713-43-4-645 . ISSN   0020-7713. PMID   8240948.
  2. Gupta R, Rauf SJ, Singh S, Smith J, Agraharkar ML (2003). "Sepsis in a renal transplant recipient due to Citrobacter braakii". South Med J. 96 (8): 796–8. doi:10.1097/01.smj.0000051068.52066.e2. PMID   14515921. S2CID   35134094.

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