Citrobacter braakii is a Gram-negative species of bacteria.[1] It has been reported to cause sepsis in an immunocompromised person.[2]
| Citrobacter braakii | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Phylum: | Pseudomonadota |
| Class: | Gammaproteobacteria |
| Order: | Enterobacterales |
| Family: | Enterobacteriaceae |
| Genus: | Citrobacter |
| Species: | C. braakii
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| Binomial name | |
| Citrobacter braakii Brenner et al. 1993
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References
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
Further reading
edit- Arens, Sofie; Verhaegen, Jan; Verbist, Ludo (1997). "Differentiation and susceptibility of Citrobacter isolates from patients in a university hospital". Clinical Microbiology and Infection. 3 (1): 53–57. doi:10.1111/j.1469-0691.1997.tb00251.x. ISSN 1198-743X. PMID 11864076.
- Pepperell, C.; Kus, J. V.; Gardam, M. A.; Humar, A.; Burrows, L. L. (2002). "Low-Virulence Citrobacter Species Encode Resistance to Multiple Antimicrobials". Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy. 46 (11): 3555–3560. doi:10.1128/AAC.46.11.3555-3560.2002. ISSN 0066-4804. PMC 128719. PMID 12384364.
- Carlini, A.; et al. (2005). "Citrobacter braakii, an unusual organism as cause of acute peritonitis in PD patients". Peritoneal Dialysis International. 25 (4): 405–406. doi:10.1177/089686080502500417. PMID 16022099. S2CID 9866646.
External links
edit- "Citrobacter braakii". The Encyclopedia of Life.
- LPSN
- Type strain of Citrobacter braakii at BacDive - the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase
