enterics

n.

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rod-shaped gram-negative bacteria of the family Enterobacteriaceae; most occur normally or pathogenically in intestines of humans and other animals; those of the genus Erwinia are found in plants.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

enterics - rod-shaped Gram-negative bacteria; most occur normally or pathogenically in intestines of humans and other animals enteric bacteria, enterobacteria, entric eubacteria, eubacterium, true bacteria - a large group of bacteria having rigid cell walls; motile types have flagella Enterobacteriaceae, family Enterobacteriaceae - a large family of Gram-negative rod-shaped bacteria of the order Eubacteriales escherichia - a genus of enteric bacteria klebsiella - a genus of nonmotile rod-shaped Gram-negative enterobacteria; some cause respiratory and other infections salmonella - rod-shaped Gram-negative enterobacteria; cause typhoid fever and food poisoning; can be used as a bioweapon shigella - rod-shaped Gram-negative enterobacteria; some are pathogenic for warm-blooded animals; can be used as a bioweapon erwinia - rod-shaped motile bacteria that attack plants