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