1. rod-shaped Gram-negative bacteria; most occur normally or pathogenically in intestines of humans and other animals; [syn: enteric bacteria, enterobacteria, enterics, entric]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
enteric bacteria
n 1: rod-shaped Gram-negative bacteria; most occur normally or
pathogenically in intestines of humans and other animals
[syn: enteric bacteria, enterobacteria, enterics,
entric]