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Descriptor
English
:
Escherichia coli
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Escherichia coli
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Escherichia coli
Synonyms
English
:
Alkalescens-Dispar Group
Diffusely Adherent Escherichia coli
E coli
EAggEC
Enteroaggregative Escherichia coli
Tree Number:
B03.440.450.425.325.300
B03.660.250.150.180.100
SP4.011.107.178.299.670
Definition
English
:
A species of gram-negative, facultatively anaerobic, rod-shaped
bacteria
(
GRAM-NEGATIVE FACULTATIVELY ANAEROBIC 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. Pathogenic strains (virotypes) are classified by their specific pathogenic mechanisms such as toxins (
ENTEROTOXIGENIC ESCHERICHIA COLI
), etc.
Indexing Annotation
English
:
not for "coliform bacillus" ( = COLIFORM BACILLI see
ENTEROBACTERIACEAE
); note specific strains;
infection
=
ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTIONS
See Related
English
:
Escherichia coli Proteins
History Note
English
:
ALKALESCENS-DISPAR GROUP was heading 1975-96 (see under ESCHERICHIA 1975-90); was see under SHIGELLA 1974; was see under ENTEROBACTERIACEAE 1963-73 (Prov 1963-67)
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
CH
chemistry
CL
classification
CY
cytology
DE
drug effects
EN
enzymology
GE
genetics
GD
growth & development
IM
immunology
IP
isolation & purification
ME
metabolism
PY
pathogenicity
PH
physiology
RE
radiation effects
UL
ultrastructure
VI
virology
Record Number:
5016
Unique Identifier:
D004926
Occurrence in VHL
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