n.
Pronunciation: ˌ en-t ə -r ō -bak- ' tir- ē - ə m
Function: noun
Etymology: New Latin
Date: circa 1951
: any of a family (Enterobacteriaceae) of gram-negative straight rod bacteria (as a salmonella, a shigella, or E. coli) that ferment glucose and include saprophytes as well as some serious plant and animal pathogens
– en · tero · bac · te · ri · al \ - ē - ə l \ adjective
enterobacterium: 1 E. coli, 2 shigella