Cedecea

A genus in the Enterobacteriaceae group that includes the species C. davisae, (the type strain), c. lapagei, and C. neteri; they have been recovered from the human respiratory tract, but their role in disease has not yet been delineated.

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Ce·de·cea (se-deґse-ə) [Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), q.v.] a genus of gram-negative, facultatively anaerobic, rod-shaped bacteria of the family Enterobacteriaceae, isolated primarily from clinical specimens of the human respiratory tract, and a possible opportunistic pathogen. The type species is C. daґvisae.