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Escherichia
Medical Definition: | A genus of gram-negative, facultatively anaerobic, rod-shaped bacteria whose organisms occur in the lower part of the intestine of warm-blooded animals. The species are either nonpathogenic or opportunistic pathogens. |
Guide Notes: | infection: coord IM with ENTEROBACTERIACEAE INFECTIONS (IM) |
Escherichia coli - A species of gram-negative, facultatively anaerobic, rod-shaped bacteria (GRAM-NEGATIVE FACULTATIVELY ANEROBIC RODS) commonly found in the lower part of the intestine of warm-blooded animals. It is usually nonpathogenic, but some strains are known to produce DIARRHEA and pyogenic infections. |
Escherichia Medical Definitions and Terms
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