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Citrobacter freundii
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| Description | Citrobacter freundii is a species of facultative, anaerobic Gram-negative bacilli of the Enterobacteriaceae family this infectious microbe in humans plays a an important role in the nitrogen cycle in the environment. C. freundii is responsible for reducing nitrate to nitrite in the environment. |
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| Habitat/Source | C. freundii is a soil organism, but can also be found in water, sewage, food and in the intestinal tracts of animals and humans. |
| Pathogenicity | It is an opportunistic pathogen, C. freundii is responsible for a number of significant infections. It is known to be the cause of nosocomial infections of the respiratory tract, urinary tract, blood, and many other normally sterile sites in patients. |
| GenBank Accession | View Genome [NZ_CP007557.1] |
| Size(Mb) | 5.37 |
| GC% | 52.23 |
| Genes | 5156 |
| CDS | 4970 |
| Reference | 1.Bergey, D. H., Buchanan, R. E., Gibbons, N. E., (1974). Bergey's manual of determinative Bacteriology. 8th. EditionEdited by R. E. Buchanan, The Williams & Wilkins Co.. 2.Bergey's Manual of Determinative Bacteriology (9th Edition,p.204,Table 5.2).Edited by John G. Holt,The Williams & Wilkins Co.. |