Enterobacter agglomerans biogroup 3B

An aerobic gram-negative bacillus that grows readily on most microbiological media producing a yellow colony with either a smooth, rough or mucoid consistency. This isolate has been identified as belonging to biogroup 3B using the Biolog classification system It can be isolated from plants, flowers, seeds, soil, water, and foodstuffs. It is capable of causing infections in immunologically compromised patients (neonates, premature infants, burned or multiple traumatized patients, patients receiving immunosuppressive therapy, or patients with leukemia).

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