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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A bacillus (Escherichia coli) normally found in the human gastrointestinal tract and existing as numerous strains, some of which are responsible for diarrheal diseases. Some strains have been used experimentally as model organisms for the study of biochemistry, molecular biology, and genetics.
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- noun
Entamoeba coli , a species of non-pathogenic amoeba ,Entamoeba , that resides in thegastrointestinal tract of some animals, including humans. - noun
Escherichia coli , a group of gram-negativebacteria ,Escherichia , that reside in theintestinal tracts of humans and many animals. Many strains of these bacteria areharmful and can causefood poisoning (urinary infections andenteritis ).
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Updated If you see the name E. coli in a news story today, it's likely to be in the context of a foodborne illness outbreak.
USATODAY.com News 2011
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**VOA earlier referred to E. coli as a virus, we regret the error.
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When they examined some of the samples, they found Escherichia coli, also known as E. coli, on half of them.
Carts one of dirtiest places in grocery store, study says 2011
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But that reaction pales in comparison to what's happening in Europe, where consumers are coping first-hand with the sudden outbreak of a highly toxic strain of a known bacteria, Escherichia coli , more commonly known as E. coli.
E. coli and the Fear Factor Marc Siegel 2011
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In some editions Saturday, a World News article about an outbreak in Europe incorrectly called E. coli a virus in one reference.
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**VOA earlier referred to E. coli as a virus, we regret the error.
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**VOA earlier referred to E. coli as a virus, we regret the error.
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But that reaction pales in comparison to what's happening in Europe, where consumers are coping first-hand with the sudden outbreak of a highly toxic strain of a known bacteria, Escherichia coli , more commonly known as E. coli.
E. coli and the Fear Factor Marc Siegel 2011
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**VOA earlier referred to E. coli as a virus, we regret the error.
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In some editions Saturday, a World News article about an outbreak in Europe incorrectly called E. coli a virus in one reference.
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