Medical Definition of Colibacillus

1. The archetypal bacterium for biochemists, used very extensively in experimental work. A rod shaped gram-negative bacillus (0.5 x 3-5 m) abundant in the large intestine (colon) of mammals. Abbreviation: E. Coli This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Colibacillus

colestaves
colestipol
colestrum
colet
coleta
coletas
colets
coleus
coleuses
colewort
coleworts
coley
coleys
coli granuloma
colibacillosis
colibacillus (current term)
colibri
colibris
colic
colic arteries
colic artery
colic impression
colic intussusception
colic lymph nodes
colic root
colic sphincter
colic surface of spleen
colic teniae
colic vein
colic veins

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