Escherichia Definition

pronoun

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.

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Origin of Escherichia

  • From German Escherich (“a surname”) +‎ -ia, after German pediatrician and bacteriologist Theodor Escherich, who discovered E. coli.

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Escherichia Sentence Examples

  • One of the prime examples of such a group are the tailed phages of Escherichia coli.

  • Hemorrhagic colitis associated with a rare Escherichia coli serotype.

  • Simply grate some fresh ginger and eat for a quick remedy to your nausea.Ginger can be used to treat diarrhea and is often used to treat a specific form of diarrhea caused by Escherichia coli (E. coli).

  • The most troublesome organism in this group is Escherichia coli.

  • Escherichia coli-A type of enterobacterium that is responsible for most cases of severe bacterial diarrhea in the United States.

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