Enterobacter

What you should know:

Classification: 

Proteobacteria (Volume 2), Family: Enterobacteria

Type species

Enterobacter aerogenes

Facultative anaerobe: oxidase-negative, catalase-positive, nitrate-positive

Metabolism: respiratory & fermentative , Acid/Gas from glucose, lactose, and sucrose;  MR-negative, VP-positive

Other tests: indole-negative, citrate-positive, H₂S-negative

Hydrolysis: amylase-negative, casease-negative, DNAse-negative, gelatinase-positive (slow)

Structure: motile