|entə(ˌ)rō+ noun plural
Etymology: New Latin, from enter- + Bacteriaceae
1. capitalized : a large family (order Eubacteriales) of gram-negative straight bacterial rods that ferment glucose with the production of acid or acid and gas and that include the common coliform organisms and other saprophytes as well as a number of serious pathogens of man, lower animals, and plants — see eberthella , erwinia , escherichia , salmonella
2. : members of the family Enterobacteriaceae