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== Background ==
*Non-encapsulated, non-spore-forming, [[Stain::Gram-negative]] [[Shape::bacillus]] with yellow pigment
*Member of the ''[[Enterobacteriaceae]]''
*Causes disease mostly in plants, and rarely in humans
*Found on plants, on buckwheat, and in human feces
*About 20 species, of which human diseases have been described with ''P. agglomerans'', ''P. brenneri'', ''P. conspicua'', ''P. eucrina'', and ''P. septica''

== Management ==

* Reliably susceptible to [[meropenem]] and [[amikacin]][[CiteRef::gajdács2019ep]]
* Often susceptible to [[chloramphenicol]], [[doxycycline]], [[gentamicin]], [[cotrimoxazole]], [[ceftriaxone]], and [[piperacillin-tazobactam]]
* Frequently resistant to [[ampicillin]] and [[amoxicillin-clavulanic acid]]
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[[Category:Gram-negative bacilli]]