Enterobacter cloacae


En·ter·o·bac·ter clo·a'·cae

a bacterial species found in the feces of humans and other animals and in sewage, soil, and water; it is occasionally found in urine and pus and in other pathologic materials from animals; it is the type species of the genus Enterobacter. A serious cause of nosocomial infection.

En·ter·o·bac·ter clo·a·cae

(entĕr-ō-baktĕr klō-āsē, entĕr-ō-bak-tĕr klō-āsē) Bacterial species found in the feces of humans and other animals and in sewage, soil, and water; occasionally found in urine and pus and in other pathologic materials; serious cause of nosocomial infection.