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ESCHERICHIA COLI
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
A species of bacterium normally present in intestinal tract of humans and other animals; sometimes pathogenic; can be a threat to food safety
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Hypernyms ("Escherichia coli" is a kind of...):
escherichia (a genus of enteric bacteria)
Context examples:
Escherichia coli and strain O111 can be isolated from livestock such as cattle.
(Escherichia coli strain O111, NCI Thesaurus)
Natural, unprocessed cranberries contain anthocyanidins, which prevent Escherichia coli, the typical cause urinary tract infections, from attaching to the urinary tract wall.
(Cranberry, NCI Thesaurus)
Back in the lab, the researchers incubated the pathogens Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus epidermidis, which breeds skin infections, with clays from different zones of the Oregon deposit.
(New answer to MRSA, other 'superbug' infections: clay minerals?, NSF)
Individuals with group A blood are more vulnerable to enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) bacterial infections than people with other blood groups, says a new study.
(People with type A blood at most risk of severe diarrhoea, SciDev.Net)
Genetically-modified neural stem cells (NSCs) transfected with the Escherichia coli (E. coli) suicidal gene cytosine deaminase (CD), with potential antineoplastic adjuvant activity.
(E. coli CD-expressing Genetically Modified Neural Stem Cells, NCI Thesaurus)
They first tested several different nucleotide triphosphate transporters to find one that could efficiently import the unnatural bases into Escherichia coli cells.
(Expanding the Genetic Alphabet, NIH)
In laboratory tests, the researchers found that the clay has antibacterial effects against bacteria such as Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus, including strains such as carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA).
(Clay fights MRSA, other 'superbugs' in wounds, National Science Foundation)
It is an enzyme taken from the bacterium Escherichia coli (E. coli).
(Asparaginase, NCI Dictionary)
An antiserum raised against endotoxins of Escherichia coli J5 strain with potential antibacterial activity.
(J5 Antiserum, NCI Thesaurus)
The researchers also determined that lactocillin had an activity profile similar to that of other thiopeptides (which are active against Gram-positive, but not Gram-negative, bacteria), with activity against Staphylococcus aureus, Enterococcus faecalis, and Corynebacterium aurimucosum, all of which can cause illness, but not against Escherichia coli.
(Human Body Microbes Make Antibiotics, Study Finds, NCCAM)
