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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

enterobacteria

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01 n. pl. rod-shaped gram-negative bacteria of the family Enterobacteriaceae; most occur normally or pathogenically in intestines of humans and other…
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    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.