E. colinoun [ U ]
uk/ˌiː ˈkəʊ.laɪ/us/ˌiː ˈkoʊ.laɪ/abbreviation for Escherichia coli: a bacterium (= small organism) that can exist in food that has not been cooked enough and can cause serious illness or death
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Bacteria, moulds, germs & viruses
- adenovirus
- amoeba
- antimicrobial
- bacteriology
- bacteriophage
- C. difficile
- ebolavirus
- fungal
- fungoid
- fungus
- HIV-positive
- listeria
- microbe
- mould
- organism
- probiotic
- saprophyte
- taenia
- West Nile virus
- yeast
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