"enterobacterium" meaning in English

See enterobacterium in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: enterobacteria [plural]
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  1. (microbiology) Any of very many gram-negative rod-shaped bacteria of the family Enterobacteriaceae, many of which are pathogenic.
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