Definition of Enteric bacteria

1. Noun. Rod-shaped Gram-negative bacteria; most occur normally or pathogenically in intestines of humans and other animals.


Medical Definition of Enteric bacteria

1. A large group of Gram negative rod-shaped bacteria characterised by a facultatively aerobic metabolism. Many of them are commonly found in the intestines of animals. (09 Oct 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Enteric Bacteria

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enterdynia
enterectasis
enterectomy
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enterelcosis
enterer
enterers
enterest
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enterfere
enteric
enteric-coated
enteric-coated aspirin
enteric bacteria (current term)
enteric coated tablet
enteric coating
enteric cytopathogenic bovine orphan virus
enteric cytopathogenic human orphan virus
enteric cytopathogenic monkey orphan virus
enteric cytopathogenic swine orphan virus
enteric fever
enteric nervous system
enteric organism
enteric orphan viruses
enteric plexus
enteric tuberculosis
enteric viruses
entericoid fever

Literary usage of Enteric bacteria

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Ending the War Metaphor: The Changing Agenda for Unraveling the Host-Microbe by Forum on Microbial Threats, Institute of Medicine (U.S.) (2006)
"The best evidence that commensal enteric bacteria have a role in the patho- genesis of chronic intestinal inflammation is provided by studies in gnotobiotic ..."

2. An Evaluation of Community-driven Economic Development, Land Tenure, and by E. L. Nel, Trevor Raymond Hill, Human Sciences Research Council (2000)
"As MacConkey agar is used to isolate enteric bacteria, Table 5.2 shows a marked decrease in colony growth. Although Site 3 had the highest total number of ..."

3. Potential Groundwater Contamination from Intentional and Nonintentional by Robert Pitt, Shirley Clark, Keith Parmer (1994)
"The factors that affect the survival of enteric bacteria and viruses in the ... In general, enteric bacteria survive in soil between two and three months, ..."

4. Healthy People, 2010: Conference Editionby Donna E. Shalala by Donna E. Shalala (2000)
"... Developmental Developmental Data sources: National Antimicrobial Resistance Monitoring System: enteric bacteria-Sa/mone//a (NARMS: enteric bacteria), ..."

5. Journal of Applied Microscopy by Bausch & Lomb Optical Company (1900)
"The inferences to be drawn from his conclusions, therefore, are that enteric bacteria have peptone- forming powers, and that their presence in the digestive ..."

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