enterobacterium

English

Etymology

From entero- +‎ bacterium.

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -ɪəɹiəm

Noun

enterobacterium (plural enterobacteria)

  1. (microbiology) Any of very many gram-negative rod-shaped bacteria of the family Enterobacteriaceae, many of which are pathogenic.
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