E. coli

E. co·li

E0030900 (ē kō′lī)n. A bacterium (Escherichia coli) normally found in the human gastrointestinal tract and existing as numerous strains, some of which are responsible for diarrheal diseases. Some strains have been used experimentally as model organisms for the study of biochemistry, molecular biology, and genetics.

[New Latin E(scherichia) colī, species name : after Theodor Escherich (1857-1911), German physician + Latin colī, genitive of colon, colon; see colon².]

E. coli

(ˌiːˈkəʊlaɪ) n (Microbiology) short for Escherichia coli; see Escherichia

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E. coli - a species of bacterium normally present in intestinal tract of humans and other animals; sometimes pathogenic; can be a threat to food safetyEscherichia coliescherichia - a genus of enteric bacteria

E. coli

E. coli:

see Escherichia coliEscherichia coli
, common bacterium that normally inhabits the intestinal tracts of humans and animals, but can cause infection in other parts of the body, especially the urinary tract.
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E. coli

(ē kō′lī)n. A bacterium (Escherichia coli) normally found in the human gastrointestinal tract and existing as numerous strains, some of which are responsible for diarrheal diseases. Some strains have been used experimentally as model organisms for the study of biochemistry, molecular biology, and genetics.

E. coli

See ESCHERICHIA COLI.

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noun a species of bacterium normally present in intestinal tract of humans and other animals

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Escherichia coli

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escherichia

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