Escherichia coli
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Translingual[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Escherichia + Latin colī, genitive of colon, from Ancient Greek κόλον (kólon, “colon”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
- A taxonomic species within the family Enterobacteriaceae – one of the common gut flora or intestinal flora in mammals, with many identified strains, some of which are pathogenic.
- 1956, W. H. Ewing et al., Studies on the serology of the Escherichia coli group:
- Escherichia coli is an awkward name, but international agreement compels one to accept it in place of the old familiar title Bacterium coli.
Synonyms[edit]
- E. coli (abbreviation)
Hypernyms[edit]
- (species): Enterobacterales - order; Enterobacteriaceae - family; Escherichia - genus
Derived terms[edit]
English
Related terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
Escherichia coli
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References[edit]
- Escherichia coli on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Escherichia coli on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Escherichia coli on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- List of sequenced bacterial genomes on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Escherichia coli at National Center for Biotechnology Information
- Escherichia coli at Encyclopedia of Life
- Escherichia coli at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- Escherichia coli at World Register of Marine Species