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Enterobacteriaceae BIOL 533 Lecture 12 Enterobacteriaceae Diversity of species Ecology Found worldwide in soil, water, vegetation, and microbial flora of animals and humans Some are always associated with disease e.g., Shigella, Salmonella, Yersinia pestis Some are normal flora that can become opportunistic pathogens e.g., E. coli, K. pneumoniae, P. mirabilis Enterobacteriaceae Epidemiology Animal reservoir: most Salmonella infections Human carrier: Salmonella typhi, Shigella Endogenous spread in a susceptible patient Can involve all body sites 5% hospitalized patients develop nosocomial infe