Escherichia coli

From Escherichia + Latin colī, genitive of colon, from Ancient Greek κόλον (kólon, “colon”).

• (English) IPA^(key): /ˌɛ.ʃəˈɹɪ.kjə ˈkʰoʊ.laɪ/

Escherichia coli f

1. A taxonomic species within the family Enterobacteriaceae – one of the common gut flora or intestinal flora in mammals, with many identified strains, some of which are pathogenic.
   • 1956, W. H. Ewing et al., Studies on the serology of the Escherichia coli group:

     Escherichia coli is an awkward name, but international agreement compels one to accept it in place of the old familiar title Bacterium coli.

• E. coli (abbreviation)

• (species): Enterobacterales - order; Enterobacteriaceae - family; Escherichia - genus

• Bacillus coli, Bacterium coli

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