Enterobacteriaceae

noun plural

En·​tero·​bac·​te·​ri·​a·​ce·​ae ˌent-ə-rō-ˌbak-ˌtir-ē-ˈā-sē-ˌē 

: a large family of gram-negative straight bacterial rods (order Enterobacteriales) that ferment glucose with the production of acid or acid and gas and that include the common coliform organisms and a number of serious pathogens of humans, lower animals, and plants see eberthella, enterobacter, klebsiella, proteus, salmonella, serratia