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Definition of E. Coli
1. Noun. A species of bacterium normally present in intestinal tract of humans and other animals; sometimes pathogenic; can be a threat to food safety.
Medical Definition of E. Coli
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Lexicographical Neighbors of E. Coli
Literary usage of E. Coli
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1883)
"Adenyl cyclase activity of strains of E. coli [adapted from (2/)]. The activity
is expressed as the number of picomoles of cyclic AMP formed per 30 minutes ..."
2. The ABCs of Safe & Healthy Child Care: A Handbook for Child Care Providers by Cynthia M. Hale, Jacqueline A. Polder (2000)
"Not all E. coli are alike and, in a few cases, illness may result from infection
... One strain, E. coli Oí 57:H7, causes one of the most serious digestive ..."
3. The Journal of Comparative Pathology and Therapeutics (1888)
"Variations in biochemical activity have been shown to exist between different
strains of E. coli in their ability to ferment dulcitol, salicin, sucrose, ..."
4. Proceedings of the second Pan American scientific congress: Washington, U. S by Glen Levin Swiggett (1917)
"E. nipponica, Koidzumi, 1909; identical with E. coli, hoet, man. ... Identical with
E. coli. Of the large number of species mentioned above it will be noted ..."
5. The Journal of Comparative Pathology and Therapeutics (1888)
"Although toxins have been isolated from E. coli strains by ... The chief toxic
component of smooth strains of E. coli is a polysac- charide—phospholipide ..."
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