family enterobacteriaceae
Noun
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A large family of Gram-negative rod-shaped bacteria of the order Eubacteriales (synset 101370071)
is a type of: bacteria family - a family of bacteriamember holonym:
- aerobacter, genus aerobacter - aerobic bacteria widely distributed in nature
- enteric bacteria, enterics, enterobacteria, entric - rod-shaped Gram-negative bacteria; most occur normally or pathogenically in intestines of humans and other animals
- genus escherichia - a genus of bacteria
- genus klebsiella - a genus of bacteria
- genus salmonella - a genus of bacteria
- genus serratia, serratia - a genus of motile peritrichous bacteria that contain small Gram-negative rod
- genus shigella - a genus of bacteria
- genus erwinia - a genus of bacteria
belongs to: eubacteriales, order eubacteriales - one of two usually recognized orders of true bacteria; Gram-positive spherical or rod-shaped forms; some are motile; in some classifications considered an order of Schizomycetessame as: enterobacteriaceae
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