enterobacteria

[ en-tuh-roh-bak-teer-ee-uh ]
/ ˌɛn tə roʊ bækˈtɪər i ə /

plural noun, singular en·ter·o·bac·te·ri·um [en-tuh-roh-bak-teer-ee-uh m] /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.
Also called enterics.

Origin of enterobacteria

First recorded in 1950–55; entero- + bacteria

OTHER WORDS FROM enterobacteria

en·ter·o·bac·te·ri·al, adjective

Words nearby enterobacteria

entericoid fever, enteritis, enteritis necroticans, entero-, enteroanastomosis, enterobacteria, enterobacterium, enterobiasis, enterobius, enterocele, enterocentesis

British Dictionary definitions for enterobacterium

enterobacterium
/ (ˌɛntərəʊbækˈtɪərɪəm) /

noun plural -ria (-rɪə)

any of a class of Gram-negative rodlike bacteria that occur in the gastrointestinal tract

Medical definitions for enterobacterium

enterobacterium
[ ĕn′tə-rō-băk-tîr′ē-əm ]

n. pl. en•ter•o•bac•ter•i•a (-ē-ə)

Any of various gram-negative rod-shaped bacteria of the family Enterobacteriaceae that includes some pathogens of animals, such as the colon bacillus and salmonella.