Enterobacteriaceae

Aka: Enterobacteriaceae, EKP Gram Negative Bacteria, ESP Gram Negative Bacteria, SS Gram Negative Bacteria, Escherichia, Klebsiella, Proteus, Enterobacter, Aerobacter, Serratia, Providencia, Citrobacter, Morganella, Yersinia, Erwinia

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II. Characteristics

  1. Facultative Anaerobic Gram Negative Rods

III. Types: EKP Gram Negative Bacteria

  1. Escherichia coli
  2. Klebsiella
  3. Proteus

IV. Types: ESP Gram Negative Bacteria

  1. Enterobacter (Aerobacter)
  2. Serratia
  3. Providencia (often grouped with Proteus)

V. Types: SS Gram Negative Bacteria

  1. Salmonella
  2. Shigella

VI. Types: Other Enterobacteriaceae

  1. Citrobacter (Escherichia freundii)
  2. Morganella
  3. Yersinia
  4. Erwinia

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