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Definition of Escherichia
1. Noun. A genus of enteric bacteria.
Group relationships: Genus Escherichia
Specialized synonyms: E. Coli, Escherichia Coli
Medical Definition of Escherichia
1. A genus of gram-negative, facultatively anaerobic, rod-shaped bacteria whose organisms occur in the lower part of the intestine of warm-blooded animals. The species are nonpathogenic or opportunistic pathogens. (12 Dec 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Escherichia
Literary usage of Escherichia
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Diarrhea and Malnutrition: Interactions, Mechanisms, and Interventions by Lincoln C. Chen, Nevin S. Scrimshaw (1983)
"Pierce, NF Differential inhibitory effects of cholera toxoids and gangliosides
on the enterotoxins of Vibrio cholerae and escherichia coli. ..."
2. The Journal of Comparative Pathology and Therapeutics (1888)
"STUDIES ON SOME CHEMICAL ASPECTS OF THE PATHOLOGICAL ACTIVITIES OF STRAINS OF
escherichia COLI OF BOVINE ORIGIN By DG HARVEY and PHILLIDA CARNE Division of ..."
3. Genomic Signal Processing and Statistics by R. Dougherty, Edward R Dougherty (2005)
"[26] V. Venturi, “Control of rpoS transcription in escherichia coli and Pseudomonas:
why so different?' Mol. Microbiol., vol. 49, no. ..."