- colon bacillus
- colon bacillus n any of several bacilli esp. of the genus Escherichia that are normally commensal in vertebrate intestines esp E. coli
Medical dictionary. 2011.
colon bacillus
Look at other dictionaries:
colon bacillus — /koh leuhn/, Bacteriol. See coliform bacillus. [1905 10] * * * … Universalium
colon bacillus — n. type of rod shaped intestinal bacteria found in the colon of humans and animals (causes infections of the urogenital tract and of neonatal meningitis and diarrhea in very young children) … English contemporary dictionary
colon bacillus — noun Etymology: colon (I) : any of a number of bacilli especially of the genera Escherichia and Aerobacter normally commensal in vertebrate intestines or living in soil and only occasionally of pathogenic significance although one species (E.… … Useful english dictionary
colon bacillus — noun Date: 1897 E. coli … New Collegiate Dictionary
Bacillus coagulans — Bacillus coagulans … Wikipédia en Français
coliform bacillus — Bacteriol. any of several bacilli, esp. Escherichia coli and members of the genus Aerobacter, found as commensals in the large intestine of humans and certain other animals, the presence of which in water indicates fecal pollution. Also called… … Useful english dictionary
coli bacillus — n COLON BACILLUS … Medical dictionary
coliform bacillus — Bacteriol. any of several bacilli, esp. Escherichia coli and members of the genus Aerobacter, found as commensals in the large intestine of humans and certain other animals, the presence of which in water indicates fecal pollution. Also called… … Universalium
coli bacillus — noun also coli : colon bacillus … Useful english dictionary
Escherichia — A genus of aerobic, facultatively anaerobic bacteria containing short, motile or nonmotile, Gram negative rods. Motile cells are peritrichous. Glucose and lactose are fermented with the production of acid and gas. These organisms are found in… … Medical dictionary
