ID Board Review/Bacterial Diseases/Gram-negative Rods (GNR)/Enterobacteriaceae

Overview of Enterobacteriaceae

 * Facultatively anaerobic GN bacilli/rods
 * Glucose-fermenting and Oxidase-negative
 * Non-spore-forming
 * Non-motile

Enterobacteriaceae Species
Lactose non-fermenting


 * Salmonella spp
 * Shigella
 * Yersinia spp

Lactose fermenting


 * Escherichia coli
 * Citrobacter spp
 * Klebsiella spp
 * Serratia spp