Suttonella indologenes

**Semantic type:** Bacterium

**Definition:** A species of aerobic, Gram negative, rod shaped bacteria assigned to the phylum Proteobacteria. This species is alkaline phosphatase and oxidase positive, catalase negative and is unable to produce acid from mannitol or sorbitol. S. indologenes is an opportunistic pathogen that has been reported to cause eye infections and prosthetic valve endocarditis in immunocompromised patients.

**Synonyms:** - Kingella indologenes - Kingella indologenes - SUTTONELLA INDOLOGENES