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CedeceaRANK: GenusTAXONOMY: cellular organisms -> Bacteria -> Proteobacteria -> Gammaproteobacteria -> Enterobacteriales -> Enterobacteriaceae -> Cedecea OVERVIEW: Rod-shaped cells 0.6–0.7 × 1.3–1.9 µm, conforming to the general definition of the family Enterobacteriaceae. Gram negative. Motile, with five to nine peritrichous flagella. Grow at 15°, 20°, and 37°C. Facultatively anaerobic. Catalase positive, strong and rapid. Oxidase negative. Nonpigmented. Reduce nitrate to nitrite. The mol% G + C of the DNA is: 48–52. Type species: Cedecea davisae This genus contains microbial species that can reside in the human gastrointestinal tract. [PMC 4262072]
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