E coli
Intestinal rod bacteria
E. coli (short for Escherichia coli) is a species of bacteria that lives in the intestines of humans and other animals.
Most strains are harmless and even beneficial, but certain strains cause food poisoning with severe cramping and diarrhea: The outbreak was traced to E. coli in contaminated lettuce.
E. coli contamination typically comes from fecal matter reaching food or water supplies.
- bacteriaNucleus-free single-celled organisms
- coliformIntestinal bacteria group
- intestineDigestive tract organ
- contaminationIntroduction of impurities
- outbreakSudden eruption of trouble
food poisoning · fecal · gut · microbe · petri dish · petri dish culture · agar · culture · pathogen · diarrhea · spinach · romaine lettuce · hamburger · ground beef · food recall · laboratory · strain · infection
- animal diseasesrabies, distemper, tuberculosis, mange, anthrax
- swine healthswine flu, swine influenza, PED, erysipelas, respiratory disease
- childhood illnesseschickenpox, measles, mumps, rubella, whooping cough
- Bird Diseasesavian influenza, avian flu, bird flu, salmonellosis, H5N1
pathogen type
E colivirus
Microscopic infectious agent
bacteriophage · influenza virus · norovirus · rotavirus · prion