E. COLI

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does E. coli mean? 

• E. COLI (noun)
  The noun E. 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: E. COLI used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• E. 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 ("E. coli" is a kind of...):

escherichia (a genus of enteric bacteria)

 Context examples 

E. coli O26 was isolated from livestock and is a highly virulent serotype causing diarrhea and hemolytic uremic syndrome with multiple complications in humans.

(Escherichia coli strain O26, NCI Thesaurus)

The new method works by adding an E. coli bacteria into the genome of the corn plant, which then causes the methionine production in the plants leaves.

(US Researchers Genetically Modify Corn to Boost Nutritional Value, VOA News)

A double-stranded DNA virus that infects bacteria such as E. coli.

(Bacteriophage T4, NCI Thesaurus)

A double-stranded DNA virus that infects E. coli and other enteric bacteria.

(Bacteriophage P1, NCI Thesaurus)

Examples of bacteria that cause infections include Streptococcus, Staphylococcus, and E. coli.

(Bacterial Infections, NIH: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases)

It is an enzyme taken from the bacterium Escherichia coli (E. coli).

(Asparaginase, NCI Dictionary)

It is used in patients who cannot take a similar drug that comes from the E. coli bacterium.

(asparaginase Erwinia chrysanthemi, NCI Dictionary)

Based upon the natural F plasmid of E. coli.

(Bacterial Artificial Chromosome, NCI Thesaurus)

It infects E. coli and is the best known of the T-even phages.

(Bacteriophage T4, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

Tailed phage, isolated from E. coli.

(Bacteriophage T4, NIH CRISP Thesaurus)