TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Enteric Gram-Negative Rods (Enterobacteriaceae) A1 - Riedel, Stefan A1 - Hobden, Jeffery A. A1 - Miller, Steve A1 - Morse, Stephen A. A1 - Mietzner, Timothy A. A1 - Detrick, Barbara A1 - Mitchell, Thomas G. A1 - Sakanari, Judy A. A1 - Hotez, Peter A1 - Mejia, Rojelio PY - 2019 T2 - Jawetz, Melnick, & Adelberg's Medical Microbiology, 28e 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. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/28 UR - accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1163279866 ER -