Escherichia

/ (ˌɛʃəˈrɪkɪə) /


noun
  1. 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

Origin of Escherichia

1
C19: named after Theodor Escherich (1857–1911), German paediatrician who first described E. coli

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