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Lactose-fermenting bacteria, recalled by 'lactose in maConKEES is key', include Citrobacter, Klebsiella, Enterobacter, E. coli, and Serratia.

Lactose fermenting bacteria include Citrobacter, Klebsiella, Enterobacter, E. coli, and Serratia, remembered by the mnemonic 'lactose in maConKEES is key'.

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"lactose in maConKEES is key"


Citrobacter
Klebsiella
Enterobacter
E.coli
Serratia

Tags: microbiology

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