Associations to the word «Escherichia»

Wiktionary

ESCHERICHIA, proper noun. A taxonomic genus within the family Enterobacteriaceae   — certain gram-negative, non-spore-forming, rod-shaped bacteria that inhabit of the gastrointestinal tracts of warm-blooded animals and provide vitamin K for their host.
ESCHERICHIA COLI, proper noun. A taxonomic species within the family Enterobacteriaceae   — the bacterium E. coli, one of the common gut flora in mammals, with many identified strains, some of which are pathogenic.

Dictionary definition

ESCHERICHIA, noun. A genus of enteric bacteria.

Wise words

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