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enterobacteriaceae

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.84 in modern English

Syllables
en-ter-obac-te-ri-aceae
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
18
Letters
6
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

a natural family of rod-shaped gram-negative bacteria, most of which occur normally or pathogenically in intestines of humans and other animals, and some of which grow in plants. The type genus is Escherichia . They are aerobic and facultatively anaerobic, and may be motile or non-motile. Most are easily cultured on artificial growth media. Both pathogenic and non-pathogenic strains exist.

Questions

What does enterobacteriaceae mean?
a natural family of rod-shaped gram-negative bacteria, most of which occur normally or pathogenically in intestines of humans and other animals, and some of which grow in plants. The type genus is Escherichia . They are aerobic and facultatively anaerobic, and may be motile or non-motile. Most are easily cultured on artificial growth media. Both pathogenic and non-pathogenic strains exist.

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