with peritrichous flagella
Shigella and Klebsiella are nonmotile
Oxidase-negative facultative
anaerobesReduce nitrate
Ferment glucose and other carbohydrates
Many genera
Escherichia, Salmonella, Shigella, Klebsiella, Proteus, Enterobacter, Yersinia, etc.
Some strains opportunistic pathogens
Some strains true pathogens
Salmonella, Shigella, Yersinia, some strains of E. coli