'enterobacteria' definitions:
Definition of 'enterobacteria'
(from WordNet)
noun
Rod-shaped Gram-negative bacteria; most occur normally or pathogenically in intestines of humans and other animals [syn: enteric bacteria, enterobacteria, enterics, entric]
Definition of 'enterobacteria'
From: GCIDE
- enterobacteria \enterobacteria\ n. pl. rod-shaped gram-negative bacteria of the family Enterobacteriaceae; most occur normally or pathogenically in intestines of humans and other animals; some, such as those of the genus Erwinia, are found in plants.
- Syn: enteric bacteria, enterics. [WordNet 1.5]