Kingdom Bacteria Family Enterobacteriaceae Phylum Proteobacteria Order Enterobacteriales | Class Gamma Proteobacteria Genus Cronobacter Rank Species | |
Similar Cronobacter, Cronobacter sakazakii, Citrobacter koseri, Escherichia vulneris, Pantoea | ||
Cronobacter turicensis is a bacterium. It is usually food-borne and pathogenic. It is named after Turicum, the Latin name of Zurich, as the type strain originates from there. Its type strain is strain 3032 (=LMG 23827T =DSMZ 18703T). This strain was first isolated from a fatal case of neonatal meningitis. C. Turicensis strains are indole negative but malonate, dulcitol and methyl-α-D-glucopyranoside positive.
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