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Enterobacteriaceae

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Definition: A family of gram-negative, facultatively anaerobic, rod-shaped bacteria that do not form endospores. Its 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.  infection   
Examples Calymmatobacterium; Cronobacter; Citrobacter; Edwardsiella; Enterobacter; Erwinia; Escherichia; Hafnia; Klebsiella; Kluyvera; Morganella; Pantoea; Pectobacterium; Photorhabdus; Plesiomonas; Proteus; Providencia; Salmonella; Serratia; Shigella; Wigglesworthia; Xenorhabdus; Yersinia
Other names Paracolobactrum; Leclercia; Ewingella; Enterobacteria; Enteric Bacteria; Coliform Bacilli; Sodalis
 
SubstanceCAS Registry & nameCategoriesSource
FliN protein, Bacteria  0   *Bacterial Proteins Enterobacteriaceae Flagella. Biochemistry 1992 Oct 20;31(41):10099-107
enterobacterial common antigen  0   *Antigens, Bacterial Enterobacteriaceae/immunology. Eur J Biochem 86:361;1978; Eur J Biochem 86:371;1978; Eur J Biochem 88(1):211;1978
pacifarin  12712-21-9   *Catechols Enterobacteriaceae. Infect Immun 11(1):69;1975

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