coli.
Escherichia coli, a Gram-negative bacterium commonly found in the lower intestine of warm-blooded organisms.
Meaning & usage
Escherichia coli, a Gram-negative bacterium commonly found in the lower intestine of warm-blooded organisms.
Where this word comes from
Ellipsis of Bacterium coli or Bacillus coli, obsolete taxonomic names of the species (now called Escherichia coli). The word itself derives from Latin colī, genitive of colon (“colon, large intestine”).
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