enterobacterium — n. one of the enterobacteria; a member of the family {Enterobacteriaceae}. Syn: enteric bacterium, enteric. [PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
enterobacterium — [en΄tər ō bak tir′ē əm] n. pl. enterobacteria [en΄tər ō bak tir′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 … English World dictionary
enterobacterium — noun Etymology: New Latin Date: circa 1951 any of a family (Enterobacteriaceae) of gram negative straight rod bacteria (as a salmonella, a shigella, or E. coli) that ferment glucose and include saprophytes as well as some serious plant and animal … New Collegiate Dictionary
enterobacterium — noun Any of very many gram negative rod shaped bacteria of the family Enterobacteriaceae, many of which are pathogenic … Wiktionary
enterobacterium — A member of the family Enterobacteriaceae. * * * en·tero·bac·te·ri·um bak tir ē əm n, pl ria ē ə any bacterium of the family Enterobacteriaceae en·tero·bac·te·ri·al ē əl adj … Medical dictionary
enterobacterium — en·tero·bacterium … English syllables
enterobacterium — … Useful english dictionary
Escherichia coli — E. coli redirects here. For the protozoan parasite, see Entamoeba coli. For the 2011 E.coli outbreak, see 2011 E. coli O104:H4 outbreak. For a specific strain, see Escherichia coli (disambiguation). For Escherichia coli in molecular biology, see… … Wikipedia
E coli — noun (plural E coli) Date: 1926 an enterobacterium (Escherichia coli) that is used in public health as an indicator of fecal pollution (as of water or food) and in medicine and genetics as a research organism and that occurs in various strains… … New Collegiate Dictionary
enterobacterial — adjective see enterobacterium … New Collegiate Dictionary
