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coliform bacillus — Bacteriol. any of several bacilli, esp. Escherichia coli and members of the genus Aerobacter, found as commensals in the large intestine of humans and certain other animals, the presence of which in water indicates fecal pollution. Also called… … Useful english dictionary
coliform — /kol euh fawrm , koh leuh /, adj. 1. of, pertaining to, or resembling a coliform bacillus. n. 2. See coliform bacillus. [1850 55; < NL coli, gen. of L colum, colon COLON2 (the specific epithet of various species of bacteria inhabiting the colon,… … Universalium
coliform — I. ˈkälə̇ˌfȯrm, ˈkōl adjective Etymology: col (II) + form : relating to, resembling, or being the colon bacillus II. noun ( s) Etymology: by shortening … Useful english dictionary
coliform — adj. pertaining to or resembling a coliform bacillus (type of intestinal bacteria) … English contemporary dictionary
coliform — [kō′lə fôrm΄, käl′əfôrm΄] adj. [ COL(ON) + I + FORM] designating, of, or like the aerobic bacillus normally found in the colon: a coliform count is often used as an indicator of fecal contamination of water supplies … English World dictionary
coliform — 1850s, resembling a sieve, from L. colum strainer; meaning resembling a bacillus of the coli group is from 1906, from coli + form … Etymology dictionary
coliform — Gram negative rod shaped bacillus. (1) May be used loosely of any rod shaped bacterium. (2) Any Gram negative enteric bacillus. (3) More specifically, bacteria of the genera Klebsiella or Escherichia … Dictionary of molecular biology
colon bacillus — /koh leuhn/, Bacteriol. See coliform bacillus. [1905 10] * * * … Universalium
bacteria — bacterial, adj. bacterially, adv. /bak tear ee euh/, n.pl., sing. bacterium / tear ee euhm/. ubiquitous one celled organisms, spherical, spiral, or rod shaped and appearing singly or in chains, comprising the Schizomycota, a phylum of the kingdom … Universalium
Escherichia coli — E. coli redirects here. For the protozoan parasite, see Entamoeba coli. For the 2011 E.coli outbreak, see 2011 E. coli O104:H4 outbreak. For a specific strain, see Escherichia coli (disambiguation). For Escherichia coli in molecular biology, see… … Wikipedia
