Enterobacter cloacae
| Enterobacter cloacae | |
|---|---|
| Enterobacter cloacae on tryptic soy agar | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Bacteria | 
| Kingdom: | Pseudomonadati | 
| Phylum: | Pseudomonadota | 
| Class: | Gammaproteobacteria | 
| Order: | Enterobacterales | 
| Family: | Enterobacteriaceae | 
| Genus: | Enterobacter | 
| Species: | E. cloacae | 
| Binomial name | |
| Enterobacter cloacae (Jordan 1890)  Hormaeche and Edwards 1960 | |
| Subspecies | |
| Aerobacter cloacae (Jordan 1890) Hormaeche and Edwards 1958 | |
Enterobacter cloacae is a clinically significant Gram-negative, facultatively-anaerobic, rod-shaped bacterium.