ENTEROBACTERIUM


Meaning of ENTEROBACTERIUM in English

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

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