ESCHERICHIA COLI

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Escherichia coli mean? 

• ESCHERICHIA COLI (noun)
  The noun ESCHERICHIA COLI has 1 sense:

1. a species of bacterium normally present in intestinal tract of humans and other animals; sometimes pathogenic; can be a threat to food safety

  Familiarity information: ESCHERICHIA COLI used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ESCHERICHIA COLI (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A species of bacterium normally present in intestinal tract of humans and other animals; sometimes pathogenic; can be a threat to food safety

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

E. coli; Escherichia coli

Hypernyms ("Escherichia coli" is a kind of...):

escherichia (a genus of enteric bacteria)

 Context examples 

An acute infection of the prostate gland caused by bacteria, most often Escherichia coli, Proteus mirabilis, Klebsiella , and Pseudomonas aeruginosa.

(Acute bacterial prostatitis, NCI Thesaurus)

It is caused by bacteria, most often Escherichia coli, Proteus mirabilis, Klebsiella , and Pseudomonas aeruginosa.

(Acute Prostatitis, NCI Thesaurus)

Any bacterial organism that can be assigned to the species Escherichia coli and strain O111.

(Escherichia coli strain O111, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

An enzyme isolated from the bacterium Escherichia coli or the bacterium Erwinia carotovora with antileukemic activity.

(Asparaginase, NCI Thesaurus)

Any bacterial organism that can be assigned to the species Escherichia coli.

(Escherichia coli, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

Any bacterial organism that can be assigned to the species Escherichia coli and strain O157.

(Escherichia coli strain O157, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

Enteropathogenic E. coli (EPEC) and enterohemorrhagic E. coli (EHEC) are closely related pathogenic strains of Escherichia coli.

(Pathogenic Escherichia coli Infection Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/KEGG)

Any bacterial organism that can be assigned to the species Escherichia coli and strain O157:H7.

(Escherichia coli strain O157:H7, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

In addition, the HSV-1 gene UL39, encoding the viral ribonucleotide reductase large subunit infected cell protein 6 (ICP6), has been inactivated through the insertion of the Escherichia coli lacZ gene.

(G207, NCI Thesaurus)

Any bacterial organism that can be assigned to the species Escherichia coli and strain O26.

(Escherichia coli strain O26, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)