Enterobacteriaceae iyali ne na ƙwayoyin cuta na Gram-negative wanda ya haɗa da nau'i-nau'i iri-iri, yawancin su suna da mahimmancin cututtukan ɗan adam. Ana samun waɗannan ƙwayoyin cuta a cikin hanjin mutane da dabbobi, kuma ana iya samun su a cikin ƙasa, ruwa, da sauran hanyoyin muhalli. Wasu sanannun jigo a cikin dangin Enterobacteriaceae sun haɗa da Escherichia, Klebsiella, Salmonella, Shigella, da Yersinia. Yawancin Enterobacteriaceae suna iya haifar da cututtuka iri-iri a cikin mutane, ciki har da cututtuka na urinary tract, ciwon huhu, da septicemia.