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Variant of enterobacterium

enterobacterium Definition

entero·bac·te·rium (en′tər ō bak tir′ē əm)

noun pl. enterobacteria -·ria (-ē ə)

any of a family (Enterobacteriaceae) of Gram-negative, rod-shaped bacteria that includes normally occurring and pathogenic intestinal bacteria, as E. coli and salmonella