Enterobacter taylorae

**Semantic type:** Bacterium

**Definition:** A species of facultatively anaerobic, Gram negative, rod shaped bacterium in the phylum Proteobacteria. This species is oxidase negative, catalase positive, reduces nitrate, indole negative and produce gas during fermentation. E. taylorae is an emerging opportunistic, nosocomial borne pathogen.

**Synonyms:** - Enterobacter cancerogenus