''Citrobacter rodentium'' is a
Gram
The gram (originally gramme; SI unit symbol g) is a Physical unit, unit of mass in the International System of Units (SI) equal to one one thousandth of a kilogram.
Originally defined as of 1795 as "the absolute weight of a volume of pure wate ...
-negative species of
bacteria
Bacteria (; singular: bacterium) are ubiquitous, mostly free-living organisms often consisting of one biological cell. They constitute a large domain of prokaryotic microorganisms. Typically a few micrometres in length, bacteria were among ...
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It infects the intestinal tracts of rodents, and infrequently is an opportunistic pathogen in humans.
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External links
LPSN entry for ''Citrobacter rodentium''Type strain of ''Citrobacter rodentium'' at Bac''Dive'' - the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase
rodentium
Bacteria described in 1996
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