Escherichia coli

Introduction: Escherichia coli

Description of Escherichia coli

Escherichia coli (medical condition): Type of bacterial food poisoning.

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E-coli food poisoning:
  »Introduction: E-coli food poisoning
  »Symptoms of E-coli food poisoning

Escherichia coli: a species that occurs normally in the intestines of humans and other vertebrates, is widely distributed in nature, and is a frequent cause of infections of the urogenital tract and of neonatal meningitis and diarrhea in infants; enteropathogenic strains (serovars) of Escherichia coli cause diarrhea due to enterotoxin, the production of which seems to be associated with a transferable episome; the type species of the genus. SYN: colibacillus, colon bacillus.
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Escherichia coli: A species of gram-negative, facultatively anaerobic, rod-shaped bacteria (GRAM-NEGATIVE FACULTATIVELY ANEROBIC 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.
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Escherichia coli: species of gram negative, facultatively anaerobic, rod shaped bacteria commonly found in the lower part of the intestine of warm blooded animals; usually nonpathogenic, but some strains are known to produce diarrhea and pyogenic infections.
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Escherichia coli: 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.
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Escherichia coli as a Disease

Escherichia coli: Another name for E-coli food poisoning (or close medical condition association).
  »Introduction: E-coli food poisoning
  »Symptoms of E-coli food poisoning

Escherichia coli: Related Diseases

Escherichia coli: Escherichia coli is listed as a type of (or associated with) the following medical conditions in our database:

• Sudden Digestive Conditions
• Food poisoning
• Bacterial diseases
• Food poisoning
• Nosocomial infections

Symptoms of Escherichia coli (E-coli food poisoning)

Some of the symptoms of Escherichia coli incude:

• Watery diarrhea
• Severe abdominal pain
• Bloody diarrhea
• Mild fever (or no fever)
• Anemia

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Terms associated with Escherichia coli:

Terms Similar to Escherichia coli:

• E coli

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• Alkalescens-Dispar Group
• E coli

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Related Topics

• Escherichia coli Proteins

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More specific terms for Escherichia coli:

• Escherichia coli O157
• Escherichia coli K12

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• Escherichia coli 0157:H7
• Escherichia coli k12

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Broader terms for Escherichia coli

• Escherichia

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• Escherichia

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The term Escherichia coli can be used for:

• enteroaggregative Escherichia coli
• enteroinvasive Escherichia coli
• enteropathogenic Escherichia coli
• enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli
• nonpathogenic Escherichia coli

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The description of Escherichia coli may also be used for the following terms:

• EPEC
• ETEC

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Hierarchical classifications of Escherichia coli

The following list attempts to classify Escherichia coli into categories where each line is subset of the next.

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy:

• Bacteria
  • Gram-Negative Bacteria
    • Gram-Negative Facultatively Anaerobic Rods
      • Enterobacteriaceae
        • Escherichia
          • Escherichia coli

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy

• Bacteria
  • Proteobacteria
    • Gammaproteobacteria
      • Enterobacteriaceae
        • Escherichia
          • Escherichia coli

External links related to: Escherichia coli

• US FDA/CFSAN - Bad Bug Book - Escherichia coli O157:H7
• eMedicine - Escherichia Coli Infections : Article by Sara L Cuthill, MD
• US FDA/CFSAN - Bad Bug Book - Enteroinvasive Escherichia coli
• eMedicine - Escherichia Coli Infections : Article by Chi Hiong U Go, MD
• US FDA/CFSAN - Bad Bug Book - Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli
• eMedicine - Escherichia Coli : Article by Donny W Suh, MD, FAAP
• US FDA/CFSAN - Bad Bug Book - Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli

Source: Diseases Database

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