Escherichia coli

Translingual

Escherichia coli

Etymology

From Escherichia + Latin cōlī, genitive of cōlon, from Ancient Greek κόλον (kólon, “colon”).

Pronunciation

(English) IPA^(key): /ˌɛ.ʃəˈɹɪ.kjə ˈkʰoʊ.laɪ/

Proper noun

Escherichia coli f

A taxonomic species within the family Enterobacteriaceae – the bacterium E. coli, one of the common gut flora in mammals, with many identified strains, some of which are pathogenic.

Synonyms

E. coli (abbreviation)

Derived terms

EHEC

Translations

Escherichia coli

Chinese:
Mandarin: 大腸桿菌 (zh), 大肠杆菌 (zh) (dàchánggǎnjūn)
French: Escherichia coli (fr)
Italian: Escherichia coli
Japanese: 大腸菌 (だいちょうきん, daichōkin)

Korean: 대장균 (ko) (daejanggyun) (大腸菌 (ko))
Portuguese: Escherichia coli
Russian: кише́чная па́лочка f (kišéčnaja páločka)
Spanish: Escherichia coli
Vietnamese: vi khuẩn (vi) đại tràng (微菌大腸)

Further reading

Escherichia coli on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Escherichia coli on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Escherichia coli on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
List of sequenced bacterial genomes on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Escherichia coli at National Center for Biotechnology Information
Escherichia coli at Encyclopedia of Life
Escherichia coli on Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
Escherichia coli at World Register of Marine Species

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