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They are subcategories of the Family Enterobacteriaceae. Coliforms are the lactose-fermenting, gram-negative, normal enteric flora, while non-coliforms mostly don't ferment lactose (if they do, they ferment slow) and they are either normal microbiota or true pathogens.

Coliform examples are E. coli, Klebsiella

Noncoliform examples are Salmonella typhi, Shigella dysenteriae

Source: Foundations in Microbiology 8th Ed by Kathleen Park Talaro and Barry Chess

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Coliforms are a group of bacteria that are commonly found in the environment and in the intestines of warm-blooded animals. Non-coliform bacteria are bacteria that do not belong to the coliform group. Coliforms are used as indicators of fecal contamination, while non-coliform bacteria could be present in a variety of environments.

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