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[syn: enteric bacteria, enterobacteria, enterics, entric]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
enterics \enterics\ n.
rod-shaped gram-negative bacteria of the family
Enterobacteriaceae; most occur normally or pathogenically
in intestines of humans and other animals; those of the genus
Erwinia are found in plants.
Syn: enteric bacteria, enterobacteria.
[WordNet 1.5]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
enterics
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]