enterobacteria

Noun
  1. Rod-shaped Gram-negative bacteria;
    Most occur normally or pathogenically in intestines of humans and other animals (synset 101370413)
    is a type of: eubacteria, eubacterium, true bacteria - a large group of bacteria having rigid cell walls; motile types have flagella
    subtypes:
    • escherichia - a genus of enteric bacteria
    • klebsiella - a genus of nonmotile rod-shaped Gram-negative enterobacteria; some cause respiratory and other infections
    • salmonella - rod-shaped Gram-negative enterobacteria; cause typhoid fever and food poisoning; can be used as a bioweapon
    • shigella - rod-shaped Gram-negative enterobacteria; some are pathogenic for warm-blooded animals; can be used as a bioweapon
    • erwinia - rod-shaped motile bacteria that attack plants
    belongs to: enterobacteriaceae, family enterobacteriaceae - a large family of Gram-negative rod-shaped bacteria of the order Eubacteriales
    same as: enteric bacteria, enterics, entric

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