Citrobacter
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Citrobacter is a genus of Gram-negative coliform bacteria in the family Enterobacteriaceae.
| Citrobacter | |
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| Citrobacter freundii | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Phylum: | Pseudomonadota |
| Class: | Gammaproteobacteria |
| Order: | Enterobacterales |
| Family: | Enterobacteriaceae |
| Genus: | Citrobacter Werkman and Gillen, 1932 |
| Species | |
The species C. amalonaticus, C. koseri, and C. freundii can use citrate as a sole carbon source. Citrobacter species are differentiated by their ability to convert tryptophan to indole (C. koseri is the only citrobacter to be commonly indole-positive), ferment lactose (C. koseri is a lactose fermentor), and use malonate.[2]
Citrobacter shows the ability to accumulate uranium by building phosphate complexes.[3]