Enterobacteriaceae
Sign in to saveEnterobacteriaceae is a large family of Gram-negative bacteria. It includes over 30 genera and more than 100 species. Its classification above the level of family is still a subject of debate, but one classification places it in the order Enterobacterales of the class Gammaproteobacteria in the phylum Pseudomonadota. In 2016, the description and members of this family were emended based on comparative genomic analyses by Adeolu et al.
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Enterobacteriaceae is a family within the kingdom Bacteria. It belongs to the phylum Proteobacteria, class Gammaproteobacteria, and order Enterobacterales. The taxon is recognized as accepted in current classifications.
The group inhabits both marine and freshwater environments. Records indicate 649,740 occurrences and 480,317 associated publications. It is referenced by 522 other encyclopedia articles.
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Species
FAMILY
- KingdomBacteria
- PhylumProteobacteria
- ClassGammaproteobacteria
- OrderEnterobacterales
- FamilyEnterobacteriaceae
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Research
480,317 papers- Integrons in Enterobacteriaceae: diversity, distribution and epidemiology.International journal of antimicrobial agents · 2018
- Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae: biology, epidemiology, and management.Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences · 2014
- Bacteriophage therapy against Enterobacteriaceae.Virologica Sinica · 2015
- Beta-lactamases in Enterobacteriaceae infections in children.The Journal of infection · 2016
- Multiresistant Enterobacteriaceae: new threat of an old problem.Expert review of anti-infective therapy · 2008
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Enterobacterales
- Image
- Citrobacter freundii.jpg
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- Gram staining
- gram-negative bacteria
- Commons category
- Enterobacteriaceae
- taxon rank
- family
- taxon name
- Enterobacteriaceae
- topic's main category
- Category:Enterobacteriaceae
- taxonomic type
- Escherichia
- different from
- human gut flora
- studied by
- wastewater surveillance
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Encyclopedic overview
14 sectionsContents
- Morphology
- Metabolism
- Ecology
- Model organisms and medical relevance
- Historical systematics and taxonomy
- Molecular signatures
- Genera
- Validly published genera
- ''[[Candidatus]]'' genera
- Proposed genera
- Identification
- Antibiotic resistance
- References
- External links
Enterobacteriaceae is a large family of Gram-negative bacteria. It includes over 30 genera and more than 100 species. Its classification above the level of family is still a subject of debate, but one classification places it in the order Enterobacterales of the class Gammaproteobacteria in the phylum Pseudomonadota. In 2016, the description and members of this family were emended based on comparative genomic analyses by Adeolu et al.
Enterobacteriaceae includes, along with many harmless symbionts, many of the more familiar pathogens, such as Salmonella, Escherichia coli, Klebsiella, and Shigella. Other disease-causing bacteria in this family include Enterobacter and Citrobacter. Members of the Enterobacteriaceae can be trivially referred to as enterobacteria or "enteric bacteria", as several members live in the intestines of animals. In fact, the etymology of the family is enterobacterium with the suffix to designate a family (aceae)—not after the genus Enterobacter (which would be "Enterobacteraceae")—and the type genus is Escherichia.
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