| Enterobacter | <bacteria> Genus of enteropathic bacilli of the Klebsiella group. Not to be confused with the Family Enterobacteria of which they are members. (18 Nov 1997) |
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| Enterobacter aerogenes | A species found in water, soil, sewage, dairy products, and the faeces of man and other animals. Organisms previously identified as motile strains of Aerobacter aerogenes are now placed in this species. Synonym: Klebsiella mobilis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| enterobacter cloacae | A species of gram-negative, facultatively anaerobic, rod-shaped bacteria that occurs in water, sewage, soil, meat, hospital environments, and on the skin and in the intestinal tract of man and animals as a commensal. (12 Dec 1998) |
| enterobacteria | Plural of enterobacterium. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Enterobacteriaceae | <bacteria> A large family of gram-negative bacilli that inhabit the large intestine of mammals. Commonest is Escherichia coli, most are harmless commensals but others can cause intestinal disease (Salmonella, Shigella). (18 Nov 1997) |
| enterobacteriaceae infections | Infections with bacteria of the family enterobacteriaceae. (12 Dec 1998) |
| enterobacterium | A member of the family Enterobacteriaceae. (05 Mar 2000) |