enterobacteria
[ en-tuh-roh-bak-teer-ee-uh ]
plural noun,singular en·ter·o·bac·te·ri·um [en-tuh-roh-bak-teer-ee-uhm]. /ˌɛn tə roʊ bækˈtɪər i əm/.
rod-shaped Gram-negative bacteria of the family Enterobacteriaceae, as those of the genera Escherichia, Salmonella, and Shigella, occurring normally or pathogenically in the intestines of humans and other animals, and the genus Erwinia, occurring in plants.
Origin of enterobacteria
1- Also called enterics .
Other words from enterobacteria
- en·ter·o·bac·te·ri·al, adjective
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