Cedecea
Encyclopedia
Cedecea is a genus of extremely rare bacteria
of the family Enterobacteriaceae
. The name of this genus was derived from CDC, the abbreviation of the Centers for Disease Control where the initial members of this genus were discovered.
Bacteria
Bacteria are a large domain of prokaryotic microorganisms. Typically a few micrometres in length, bacteria have a wide range of shapes, ranging from spheres to rods and spirals...
of the family Enterobacteriaceae
Enterobacteriaceae
The Enterobacteriaceae is a large family of bacteria that includes many of the more familiar pathogens, such as Salmonella, Escherichia coli, Yersinia pestis, Klebsiella and Shigella. This family is the only representative in the order Enterobacteriales of the class Gammaproteobacteria in the...
. The name of this genus was derived from CDC, the abbreviation of the Centers for Disease Control where the initial members of this genus were discovered.