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Citrobacter amalonaticus
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| Description | Citrobacter amalonaticus are Gram-negative, rod-shaped bacteria that are aerotolerant anaerobes.They can be found in the human digestive system and have been linked to some minor digestive issues like diarrhea.C. amalonaticus also has the ability to accumulate metals from its environment by combining them with phosphates. When C. amalonaticus has organic phosphates available, it is able to break them down and use the phosphate to attract metal ions that are in its environment even if they are in very small concentrations. |
| Synonyms | Levinea amalonatica (basonym) |
| Habitat/Source | It is found in the soil, air, water, and even the intestines of several animals including humans and bats. |
| Pathogenicity | They can be found in the human digestive system and have been linked to some minor digestive issues like diarrhea. C. amalonaticus can also be an opportunistic pathogen, which means that they cause few problems in healthy individuals, but are capable of causing severe infections in someone with a weakened immune system. The most common illness that C. amalonaticus causes is urinary tract Infections. |
| GenBank Accession | View Genome [NZ_CP011132.1] |
| Size(Mb) | 5.87535 |
| GC% | 53.12 |
| Genes | 5590 |
| CDS | 5405 |
| Reference | 1.Farmer, J. J., (1981). The genus Citrobacter. In The Prokaryotes, a handbook on habitants, isolation, and identification of bacteria , pp. 1140-1147. Edited by e. a. Starr, Springer-Verlag. 2.Bergey's Manual of Determinative Bacteriology (9th Edition,p.203,Table 5.2).Edited by John G. Holt,The Williams & Wilkins Co.. |