- genus Escherichia
- nouna genus of bacteria• Hypernyms: ↑bacteria genus• Member Holonyms: ↑Enterobacteriaceae, ↑family Enterobacteriaceae• Member Meronyms: ↑escherichia
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genus Escherichia
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Escherichia coli — E. coli redirects here. For the protozoan parasite, see Entamoeba coli. For the 2011 E.coli outbreak, see 2011 E. coli O104:H4 outbreak. For a specific strain, see Escherichia coli (disambiguation). For Escherichia coli in molecular biology, see… … Wikipedia
Escherichia — Taxobox color = lightgrey name = Escherichia image width = 270px image caption = SEM micrograph of cluster of Escherichia coli bacteria. Each individual bacterium is oblong shaped regnum = Bacteria phylum = Proteobacteria classis = Gamma… … Wikipedia
escherichia — noun a genus of enteric bacteria • Hypernyms: ↑enteric bacteria, ↑enterobacteria, ↑enterics, ↑entric • Hyponyms: ↑Escherichia coli, ↑E. coli • Member Holonyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Escherichia — A genus of aerobic, facultatively anaerobic bacteria containing short, motile or nonmotile, Gram negative rods. Motile cells are peritrichous. Glucose and lactose are fermented with the production of acid and gas. These organisms are found in… … Medical dictionary
Escherichia coli — noun a species of bacterium normally present in intestinal tract of humans and other animals; sometimes pathogenic; can be a threat to food safety • Syn: ↑E. coli • Hypernyms: ↑escherichia * * * /esh euh rik ee euh koh luy/, n. Bacteriol. a… … Useful english dictionary
Escherichia coli — the principal species of the genus, a common facultative organism of the intestines of many different animals. The organisms are characteristically positive to indole and methyl red and negative to the Voges Proskauer and citrate tests; serovars… … Medical dictionary
Escherichia — n. a genus of Gram negative, generally motile, rodlike bacteria that have the ability to ferment carbohydrates, usually with production of gas, and are found in the intestines of humans and many animals. E. coli – a lactose fermenting species –… … The new mediacal dictionary
bacteria genus — noun a genus of bacteria • Hypernyms: ↑genus • Hyponyms: ↑Heliobacter, ↑genus Heliobacter, ↑Aerobacter, ↑genus Aerobacter, ↑Rhizobium, ↑genus Rhizobium, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Chlamydia (genus) — For the disease in humans, see Chlamydia infection. Chlamydia C. trachomatis inclusion bodies (brown) in a McCoy cell culture. Scientific classification … Wikipedia
Enterobacteriaceae — noun a large family of Gram negative rod shaped bacteria of the order Eubacteriales • Syn: ↑family Enterobacteriaceae • Hypernyms: ↑bacteria family • Member Holonyms: ↑Eubacteriales, ↑order Eubacteriales … Useful english dictionary
