enterobacterium

enterobacterium definition - medical

en·ter·o·bac·ter·i·um (ĕnˌtə-rō-băk-tîrˈē-əm)

noun pl. en·ter·o·bac·ter·i·a (-ē-ə)
Any of various gram-negative rod-shaped bacteria of the family Enterobacteriaceae that includes some pathogens of animals, such as the colon bacillus and salmonella.

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