Enterobacteriaceae

**Semantic type:** Bacterium

**Definition:** A taxonomic family of Gram-negative bacterium, which are found in water, soil or the gut, in the phylum Proteobacteria that includes the genera Aranicola, Buttiauxella, Cedecea, Cronobacter, Enterobacter and Citrobacter, among others.

**Synonyms:** - ENTEROBACTERIACEAE - Enterobacteraceae