Coliforms are a category of enteric bacteria within the family Enterobacteriaceae that are capable of completely fermenting lactose, yielding both acid and gas.

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Enterobacteriaceae is a large family of gram-negative, enteric (intestinal) bacteria that belong to the class Gammaproteobacteria. They are facultative anaerobes that are capable of fermenting carbohydrates.

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Coliforms

Noncoliforms are a category of enteric bacteria within the family Enterobacteriaceae that either cannot ferment lactose or can only ferment it incompletely, producing either acid or gas, but not both.

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