''Cronobacter turicensis'' is a bacterium.
It is usually
food-borne and
pathogenic.
It is named after ''Turicum'', the
Latin
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name of
Zurich, as the type strain originates from there. Its type strain is strain 3032 (=LMG 23827T =DSMZ 18703T). This strain was first isolated from a fatal case of neonatal
meningitis. ''C. Turicensis'' strains are
indole
Indole is an aromatic heterocyclic organic compound
In chemistry, organic compounds are generally any chemical compounds that contain carbon-hydrogen or carbon-carbon bonds. Due to carbon's ability to catenate (form chains with other c ...
negative but
malonate
The conjugate acids are in :Carboxylic acids.
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Carbon compounds
Oxyanions ...
,
dulcitol
Galactitol (dulcitol) is a sugar alcohol, the reduction product of galactose. It has a slightly sweet taste. In people with galactokinase deficiency, a form of galactosemia, excess dulcitol forms in the lens of the eye leading to cataracts.
Gala ...
and methyl-α-D-
glucopyranoside positive.
References
Further reading
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External links
LPSN*
Type strain of ''Cronobacter turicensis'' at Bac''Dive'' - the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase
Enterobacteriaceae
Bacteria described in 2007
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