enteric bacteria


Also found in: Thesaurus, Medical, Encyclopedia, Wikipedia.
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.enteric bacteria - rod-shaped Gram-negative bacteria; most occur normally or pathogenically in intestines of humans and other animals
eubacteria, eubacterium, true bacteria - a large group of bacteria having rigid cell walls; motile types have flagella
Enterobacteriaceae, family Enterobacteriaceae - a large family of Gram-negative rod-shaped bacteria of the order Eubacteriales
escherichia - a genus of enteric bacteria
klebsiella - a genus of nonmotile rod-shaped Gram-negative enterobacteria; some cause respiratory and other infections
salmonella - rod-shaped Gram-negative enterobacteria; cause typhoid fever and food poisoning; can be used as a bioweapon
shigella - rod-shaped Gram-negative enterobacteria; some are pathogenic for warm-blooded animals; can be used as a bioweapon
erwinia - rod-shaped motile bacteria that attack plants
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.
References in periodicals archive ?
National Antimicrobial Resistance Monitoring System for Enteric Bacteria (NARMS): 2015 human isolates surveillance report.
public health surveillance system that tracks antimicrobial resistance in foodborne and other enteric bacteria. NARMS is an interagency partnership among CDC, the Food and Drug Administration, the U.S.
Innovate Biopharmaceuticals announced it has agreed to collaborate with James Nataro, MD, PhD, MBA, the Benjamin Armistead Shepherd Professor and Chair, Director of Children's Services, UVA Children's Hospital of the University of Virginia School of Medicine, whose research is focused on the study of enteric bacteria and their roles in health and disease Dr.
According to Naeem, seven samples of water were collected all from the Sea View strip, in which coliform and enteric bacteria were also found apart from the high levels of BOD.
On the other hand, the potential biological contaminants of aquaculture also bacteria [13,14] including enteric bacteria such as Salmonella, E.
Enteric Bacteria Pathogens Associated With Diarrhoea of Children in the Federal Capital Territory Abuja, Nigeria.
In this study of 220 food handlers examined, 29.5% were carriers of enteric bacteria including coagulase-negative Staphylococcus (12.3%), Staphylococcus aureus (5%), Escherichia coli (2.7%), Klebsiella species (2.7%), Enterococcus species (1.8%), Pseudomonas aeruginosa (1.8%), Proteus species (1.4%), Citrobacter species (1.4%), and Serratia species (0.9%) in their finger nail.
In present study, presence of bacterial biomass in cases of cattle suffering from intestinal obstructions at time of right flank laparotomies ([10.sup.4-4.25] CFU/ml of peritoneal fluid) may be due to overgrowth of enteric bacteria, increased permeability of intestinal mucosal barrier and deficiencies in host immune defenses reported to cause invasion of certain viable bacteria and their toxins through the intestinal epithelial mucosa to extra-intestinal sites including peritoneal fluid (Heinzelmann et al., 2009).
Osmotic effects--salinity: Enteric bacteria in contact with seawater are subjected to a sudden osmotic shock.
Her main interest is the prevalence of antibiotic resistance in enteric bacteria.
Multidrug resistant strains of enteric bacteria such as Salmonella, Acinetobacter, and Pseudomonas have been implicated in outbreaks in both developed and developing countries [18,19].
stercoralis, 16 had invasive infections, including sepsis, meningitis, pneumonia, peritonitis, and endocarditis caused by enteric bacteria and Candida spp.