| Enterobacter cancerogenus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Kingdom: | Pseudomonadati |
| Phylum: | Pseudomonadota |
| Class: | Gammaproteobacteria |
| Order: | Enterobacterales |
| Family: | Enterobacteriaceae |
| Genus: | Enterobacter |
| Species: | E. cancerogenus |
| Binomial name | |
| Enterobacter cancerogenus (Urosevic 1966) Dickey and Zumoff 1988 | |
Enterobacter cancerogenus is a species of Gram-negative bacteria formerly known as Enteric Group 19. [1] Strains of E. cancerogenus are positive for: Voges-Proskauer, citrate utilization, arginine dihydrolase and malonate utilization. They ferment D-glucose and also ferment D-mannitol, L-rhamnose and cellobiose. They are negative for indole production, urea hydrolysis, lysine decarboxylase and fermentation of adonitol, D-sorbitol and raffinose. It occurs in human clinical specimens, being isolated from blood and from spinal fluid. [1] It is known to cause infections and is not susceptible to penicillins nor cephalosporins. [2] [3] [4] [5]