- enteric bacteria, enterobacteria, enterics - rod-shaped gram-negative bacteria; most occur normally or pathogenically in intestines of humans and other animals
--1 is a kind of eubacteria, eubacterium, true bacteria
--1 is a member of Enterobacteriaceae, family Enterobacteriaceae
--1 has particulars: escherichia; klebsiella; salmonella; shigella; erwinia