enterobacteria
Digestive tract bacteria
Enterobacteria are a large family of bacteria that live in the intestines of humans and animals.
Many are harmless gut flora, but the group includes pathogens responsible for food poisoning, urinary tract infections, and other diseases—among them *E. coli*, *Salmonella*, and *Shigella*.
The name combines Greek *enteron* (intestine) with bacteria.
Inflamed digestive tract illness
- diarrheaFrequent liquid bowel movements
- sepsisDangerous inflammatory infection response
- urinary tract infectionBacterial bladder invasion
- feverElevated body temperature
typhoid · dysentery · food poisoning · peritonitis · meningitis · pneumonia · bacteremia · toxins
Body's microbial community
- intestinalOf the gut
- gastrointestinalRelating to digestive tract
- colonLarge intestine section
- commensalHarmless biological freeloader
flora · digestion · colonization · symbiosis · fecal · translocation · opportunistic · E. coli
Long and cylindrical
Lab-fused genetic sequences
- CRISPRGene-editing molecular machinery
- bioreactorVessel for growing organisms
- fermentationMicrobial sugar conversion
- plasmidSelf-replicating DNA circle
insulin production · biopharmaceuticals · synthetic biology · transformation
Collective social practices
- agarAlgae-derived gelling substance
- colonyDependent territorial settlement
- isolationComplete separation from others
- identificationEstablishing who someone is
API · PCR · sequencing · incubation · staining · microscopy
gastroenteritis
Inflamed digestive tract illness
- diarrheaFrequent liquid bowel movements
- sepsisDangerous inflammatory infection response
- urinary tract infectionBacterial bladder invasion
fever · typhoid · dysentery · food poisoning · peritonitis · meningitis · pneumonia · bacteremia · toxins · pathogen
microbiome
Body's microbial community
- intestinalOf the gut
- gastrointestinalRelating to digestive tract
- colonLarge intestine section
commensal · flora · digestion · colonization · symbiosis · fecal · translocation · opportunistic · E. coli
Salmonella
Rod-shaped food-poisoning bacterium
- ProteusProphetic, transforming sea god
rod-shaped
Long and cylindrical
recombinant DNA
Lab-fused genetic sequences
- CRISPRGene-editing molecular machinery
- bioreactorVessel for growing organisms
- fermentationMicrobial sugar conversion
plasmid · insulin production · biopharmaceuticals · synthetic biology · transformation
culture
Collective social practices
- agarAlgae-derived gelling substance
- colonyDependent territorial settlement
- isolationComplete separation from others
identification · API · PCR · sequencing · incubation · staining · microscopy
enterobacteriastaphylococci
Spherical bacteria forming clusters
streptococci · Clostridium · Lactobacillus · Listeria · Pseudomonas
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