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Escherichia

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Noun

1. escherichia

a genus of enteric bacteria

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Escherichia

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noun
a genus of Gram-negative rodlike bacteria that are found in the intestines of humans and many animals, esp E. coli, which is sometimes pathogenic and is widely used in genetic research

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