Definition of Enterobacteriaceae

1. Noun. A large family of Gram-negative rod-shaped bacteria of the order Eubacteriales.

Exact synonyms: Family Enterobacteriaceae
Generic synonyms: Bacteria Family
Member holonyms: Aerobacter, Genus Aerobacter, Enteric Bacteria, Enterics, Enterobacteria, Entric, Genus Escherichia, Genus Klebsiella, Genus Salmonella, Genus Serratia, Serratia, Genus Shigella, Genus Erwinia
Group relationships: Eubacteriales, Order Eubacteriales

Medical Definition of Enterobacteriaceae

1. A large family of gram-negative bacilli that inhabit the large intestine of mammals. Commonest is Escherichia coli, most are harmless commensals but others can cause intestinal disease (Salmonella, Shigella). This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Enterobacteriaceae

Ensete ventricosum
Ensis
Entamoeba buccalis
Entamoeba coli
Entamoeba gingivalis
Entamoeba hartmanni
Entamoeba moshkovskii
Entandrophragma
Entandrophragma cylindricum
Entebbe
Entelea
Entemopoxvirus
Enter
Enterobacter
Enterobacter aerogenes
Enterobacteriaceae
Enterobius vermicularis
Enterocytozoon
Enterocytozoon bieneusi
Enterolobium
Enterolobium cyclocarpa
Enteromonas
Enterprise Java Beans
Enters
Entner-Douderoff pathway
Entner-Doudoroff pathway
Entoloma
Entoloma aprile
Entoloma lividum
Entoloma sinuatum

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