Preferred Label : Cedecea davisae;
NCIt synonyms : CDC Enteric Group 15;
NCIt definition : A species of facultatively anaerobic, Gram-negative, bacilli assigned to the phylum
Proteobacteria. This species is motile using 5 to 9 flagella, non-spore forming, catalase
positive, oxidase negative, lipase positive, indole negative, ornithine decarboxylase
positive, ferments sucrose, reduces nitrate, does not produce hydrogen sulfide, and
only weakly hydrolyzes esculin. C. davisae is pathogenic to immunocompromised patients
causing super infections and nosocomially acquired bacteremia.;
Alternative definition : CDISC: Any bacterial organism that can be assigned to the species Cedecea davisae.;
Taxon ID : 158484;
Origin ID : C86246;
UMLS CUI : C0315215;
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