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E. coli
[ee koh-lahy]
noun
Escherichia coli: a species of rod-shaped, facultatively anaerobic bacteria in the large intestine of humans and other animals, sometimes pathogenic.
E. coli
/ ˌːˈəʊɪ /
noun
short for Escherichia coli; see Escherichia
E. coli
A bacillus (Escherichia coli) normally found in the human gastrointestinal tract and occurring in numerous strains, some of which are responsible for diarrheal diseases. Other strains have important experimental uses in molecular biology.
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of E. coli1
Example Sentences
Belfast Zoo is closed for a second day after E. coli was found in a water sample from the site.
By expressing these genes in the bacteria E. coli, they pinned down the plant’s recipe, so to speak.
Heal the Bay monitors beaches along the California coast — testing water samples for fecal bacteria, including coliform, E. coli and enterococcus.
Salinas-based produce supplier Taylor Fresh Foods is facing lawsuits from nine victims of a November E. coli outbreak that was not disclosed to the public.
A federal court case has revealed the name of the grower behind a deadly 2024 E. coli outbreak linked to romaine lettuce, Food Safety News reported Friday.
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