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A group of Gram-negative, rod-shaped, glucose fermenting, facultatively anaerobic bacteria.
Includes but is not limited to the following genera (as listed in alphabetical order): Citrobacter, Enterobacter, Escherichia, Hafnia, Klebsiella, Proteus, Salmonella, Serratia, Shigella, and Yersinia.
Members include coliform bacteria, which are used as indicators of fecal contamination, such as of water.