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Escherichia
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Translingual
thumb|Escherichia coli
Etymology
From mul mul de Escherich -ia taxonomic suffix. mul German-Austrian paediatrician Theodor Escherich =.
Pronunciation
English:
en /ˌɛ.ʃəˈɹɪ.ki.ə/
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Proper noun
1 f
genus family Enterobacteriaceae 1 certain gram-negative, non-spore-forming, rod-shaped bacteria that inhabit the gastrointestinal tracts of warm-blooded animals and provide vitamin K for their host
Hypernyms
genus
Hyponyms
genus Escherichia coli species - type species; Escherichia albertii species, Escherichia dysenteriae species, Escherichia fergusonii species, Escherichia flexneri species, Escherichia marmotae species - selected other species
Further reading
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Escherichia
mul taxonomic eponyms
mul Bacteria