The genus Enterobacter ferments lactose with gas production during a 48-hour incubation at 35-37 °C in the presence of bile salts and detergents. It is oxidase-negative, indole-negative, and urease-variable.

Virulence characteristics

For Enterobacter species, flagella are used for adhesion, biofilm formation, and protein export as well as motility.

The lipopolysaccharide

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