Enterobacter cloacae is a clinically significant Gram-negative

Gram-negative

Gram-negative bacteria are bacteria that do not retain crystal violet dye in the Gram staining protocol. In a Gram stain test, a counterstain is added after the crystal violet, coloring all Gram-negative bacteria with a red or pink color...

, facultatively-anaerobic

Facultative anaerobic organism

A facultative anaerobic organism is an organism, usually a bacterium, that makes ATP by aerobic respiration if oxygen is present but is also capable of switching to fermentation...

, rod-shaped

Bacillus

Bacillus is a genus of Gram-positive, rod-shaped bacteria and a member of the division Firmicutes. Bacillus species can be obligate aerobes or facultative anaerobes, and test positive for the enzyme catalase. Ubiquitous in nature, Bacillus includes both free-living and pathogenic species...

 bacterium.

• BioHazard Level: 1 (level 2 in Canada)
• Growth Temperature: 30°C

Appropriate growth media:nutrient agar, nutrient broth

• Genomic sources for restriction enzymes (at this website):

Ecl136II, EclHKI, EclXI

• Gram Stain: Negative
• Respiration:Facultatively anaerobic
• Motility: Peritrichous flagella
• Taxonomy:

Bacteria; Proteobacteria; Gammaproteobacteria; Enterobacteriales; Enterobacteriaceae; Enterobacter

• Industrial implications:

Enterobacter cloacae has been used in a bioreactor based method for the biodegradation of explosives and in the biological control of plant diseases.

• Misc.:

Enterobacter cloacae is a rod-shaped bacterium that is oxidase-negative and catalase

Catalase

Catalase is a common enzyme found in nearly all living organisms that are exposed to oxygen, where it catalyzes the decomposition of hydrogen peroxide to water and oxygen...

-positive.
Enterobacter cloacae is sometimes associated with urinary tract and respiratory tract infections.