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- proper noun A taxonomic
genus within thefamily Enterobacteriaceae . They are inhabitants of thegastrointestinal tracts of warm-bloodedanimals and providevitamin K for theirhost .
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The four proteins that bound and eluted to the greatest extent were expressed in Escherichia coli as C-terminal fusion proteins of maltose binding protein (MBP), as the solubilities of the free proteins were too low to permit full characterization.
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In the early 1980s it was revealed in Escherichia coli that small RNA molecules (about 100 nucleotides in length) can bind to a complementary sequence in mRNA and inhibit translation2,3.
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The discovery of sexualtity in Escherichia coli and the investigation of the bacteriophage lambda made it possible to answer this question, and in a general way.
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Although it is possible to examine water for a specific pathogenic organism, a much more sensitive test for routine analysis uses an indicator organism, called Escherichia coli (coliform, or E-coli), which is a normal inhabitant of the intestine of warmblooded animals and is excreted in large numbers.
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Coli every year in the United States, and about 36 percent of them come from the strain known as Escherichia coli 0157:H7 that Oregon officials blame for this latest outbreak, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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Coli every year in the United States, and about 36 percent of them come from the strain known as Escherichia coli 0157:H7 that Oregon officials blame for this latest outbreak, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
FOXNews.com 2011
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Coli every year in the United States, and about 36 percent of them come from the strain known as Escherichia coli 0157:H7 that Oregon officials blame for this latest outbreak, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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The Whitsunday Regional Council issued the warning yesterday after recent tests on the Bowen water system found the bacteria, medically termed Escherichia coli.
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The Whitsunday Regional Council issued the warning yesterday after recent tests on the Bowen water system found the bacteria, medically termed Escherichia coli.
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The Whitsunday Regional Council issued the warning yesterday after recent tests on the Bowen water system found the bacteria, medically termed Escherichia coli.
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