Illustration of enterobacterium
- 1 E. coli
- 2 shigella
enterobacterium
noun
en·tero·bac·te·ri·um ˌen-tə-rō-bak-ˈtir-ē-əm 
: any of a family (Enterobacteriaceae) of gram-negative straight rod bacteria (such as a salmonella, a shigella, or E. coli) that ferment glucose and include saprophytes as well as some serious plant and animal pathogens
enterobacterial
ˌen-tə-rō-bak-ˈtir-ē-əl
adjective 
Word History
Etymology
New Latin
First Known Use
1929, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
enterobacterium
noun
en·tero·bac·te·ri·um -bak-ˈtir-ē-əm
plural enterobacteria
-ē-ə
: any bacterium of the family Enterobacteriaceae
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