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Enterobacteriaceae
Used for:
Calymmatobacterium granulomatis
Used for:
coliform bacilli
Used for:
Paracolobactrum
Broader Terms:
bacteria
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Escherichia
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Klebsiella
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Proteus
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Salmonella
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Serratia
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Shigella
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Yersinia
Related Terms:
anaerobic bacteria
Related Terms:
enteric bacteria
Related Terms:
gram negative bacteria
Scope Note:
family of gram negative, facultatively anaerobic, rod shaped bacteria that do not form endospores; organisms are distributed worldwide with some being saprophytes and others being plant and animal parasites; many species are of considerable economic importance due to their pathogenic effects on agriculture and livestock.
Term Number:
0334-8922
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