RT Book, Section
A1 Carroll, Karen C.
A1 Hobden, Jeffery A.
A1 Miller, Steve
A1 Morse, Stephen A.
A1 Mietzner, Timothy A.
A1 Detrick, Barbara
A1 Mitchell, Thomas G.
A1 McKerrow, James H.
A1 Sakanari, Judy A.
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ID 1114734029
T1 Enteric Gram-Negative Rods (Enterobacteriaceae)
T2 Jawetz, Melnick, & Adelberg’s Medical Microbiology, 27e
YR 2019
FD 2019
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9780071824989
LK accesspharmacy.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1114734029
RD 2024/04/24
AB The  Enterobacteriaceae  are  a  large,  heterogeneous  group  of  gram-negative  rods  whose  natural  habitat  is  the  intestinal  tract  of  humans  and  animals.  The  family  includes  many  genera  (Escherichia,  Shigella,  Salmonella,  Enterobacter,  Klebsiella,  Serratia,  Proteus,  and  others).  Some  enteric  organisms,  such  as  Escherichia  coli,  are  part  of  the  normal  microbiota  and  incidentally  cause  disease,  but  others,  the  salmonellae  and  shigellae,  are  regularly  pathogenic  for  humans.  The  Enterobacteriaceae  are  facultative  anaerobes  or  aerobes,  ferment  a  wide  range  of  carbohydrates,  possess  a  complex  antigenic  structure,  and  produce  a  variety  of  toxins  and  other  virulence  factors.  Enterobacteriaceae,  enteric  gram-negative  rods,  and  enteric  bacteria  are  the  terms  used  in  this  chapter,  but  these  bacteria  may  also  be  called  coliforms.