Wautersiella falsenii

**Semantic type:** Bacterium

**Definition:** A species of aerobic, gram-negative, rod shaped bacteria assigned to the phylum Bacteroidetes. This species is urease and indole positive, does not reduce nitrates, Citrate negative and alkaline phosphatase positive. W. falsenii has only been isolated in the clinical setting.

**Synonyms:** - Empedobacter falsenii - WAUTERSIELLA FALSENII