Escherichia coli

== Translingual == === Etymology === From Escherichia + Latin colī, genitive of colon, from Ancient Greek κόλον (kólon, “colon”). === Pronunciation === English: (US) IPA(key): /ˌɛ.ʃəˈɹɪ.kjə ˈkoʊ.laɪ/ === Proper noun === Escherichia coli f A taxonomic species within the family Enterobacteriaceae – one of the common gut flora or intestinal flora in mammals, with many identified strains, some of which are pathogenic. ==== Hypernyms ==== (species): Enterobacterales – order; Enterobacteriaceae – family; Escherichia – genus ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== Bacillus coli, Bacterium coli ==== Translations ==== === References === Escherichia coli on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Escherichia coli on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Category:Escherichia coli on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons List of sequenced bacterial genomes on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Escherichia coli at National Center for Biotechnology Information Escherichia coli at Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Escherichia coli at World Register of Marine Species