E. coli

[ee koh-lahy]

noun

Bacteriology.

1. Escherichia coli: a species of rod-shaped, facultatively anaerobic bacteria in the large intestine of humans and other animals, sometimes pathogenic.

E. coli

/ ˌiːˈkəʊlaɪ /

noun

1. short for Escherichia coli; see Escherichia

E. coli

1. A bacillus (Escherichia coli) normally found in the human gastrointestinal tract and occurring in numerous strains, some of which are responsible for diarrheal diseases. Other strains have important experimental uses in molecular biology.

Word History and Origins

Origin of E. coli¹

See Escherichia coli ( def. )

Example Sentences

He will be targeting AI at a tricky group of infections, called Gram-negative bacteria, that includes well known bugs such as E. coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae.

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They examined the structure of Bas63, a virus that infects E. coli, at a molecular scale to better understand how its tail functions during infection.

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To explore this, they placed worms on a layer of beads that mimicked the feel of the E. coli they normally encounter while feeding.

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In the long term, gaining insight into the genetic factors that help E. coli spread could lead to more targeted therapies and reduce reliance on broad-spectrum antibiotics.

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To explore how this mechanism works, the team increased the production of Stf proteins in E. coli bacteria and then introduced viruses to the sample.

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