coli
Intestinal bacteria species
Coli appears almost exclusively in *E. coli*, the common name for *Escherichia coli*, a bacterium that lives in the intestines of humans and other animals.
Most strains are harmless, but some cause food poisoning: The outbreak was traced to E. coli contamination in lettuce.
The term comes from Latin *colon*, the large intestine.
Sudden eruption of trouble
- contaminationIntroduction of impurities
- foodborneSpread via consumed items
- toxinBiological-origin harm agent
- hemolyticDestroying red blood cells
diarrhea · infection · recall · undercooked · spinach · lettuce · virulence · fecal-oral
Laboratory dish name
- agarAlgae-derived gelling substance
- cultureCollective social practices
- coloniesTerritories under foreign control
- plasmidSelf-replicating DNA circle
transformation · cloning · recombinant · bioengineering · genomics · microbiology · incubation · inoculation
Genetically engineered combination
- insulinPancreatic glucose-regulating hormone
- bioreactorVessel for growing organisms
- fermentationMicrobial sugar conversion
- plasmidSelf-replicating DNA circle
vector · promoter · inducer · purification · yield · scale-up · pharmaceutical · biomanufacturing
Body's microbial community
- floraPlants of a region
- commensalHarmless biological freeloader
- intestinalOf the gut
- fecalOf solid waste
indicator · probiotic · colonization · resident · symbiotic · digestive · enteric · beneficial
outbreak
Sudden eruption of trouble
- contaminationIntroduction of impurities
- foodborneSpread via consumed items
- toxinBiological-origin harm agent
hemolytic · diarrhea · infection · recall · undercooked · spinach · lettuce · virulence · fecal-oral · dehydration
petri
Laboratory dish name
- agarAlgae-derived gelling substance
- cultureCollective social practices
- coloniesTerritories under foreign control
plasmid · transformation · cloning · recombinant · bioengineering · genomics · microbiology · incubation · inoculation · centrifuge
recombinant
Genetically engineered combination
- insulinPancreatic glucose-regulating hormone
- bioreactorVessel for growing organisms
- fermentationMicrobial sugar conversion
plasmid · vector · promoter · inducer · purification · yield · scale-up · pharmaceutical · biomanufacturing · heterologous
microbiome
Body's microbial community
- floraPlants of a region
- commensalHarmless biological freeloader
- intestinalOf the gut
fecal · indicator · probiotic · colonization · resident · symbiotic · digestive · enteric · beneficial · K-12
- E. coliIntestinal rod-shaped bacterium
- colon cancerMalignant growth in large intestine
- E coliCommon intestinal bacterium
- descending colonBowel segment traveling downward
- ascending colonBowel segment rising rightward
- colorectal cancerMalignancy of the large intestine
colon, colic, colicky, E. coli, colitis, colorectal, coliform