E. coli
noun/ˌiː ˈkəʊlaɪ/
/ˌiː ˈkəʊlaɪ/
[uncountable]- a type of bacteria that lives inside humans and some animals, some forms of which can cause food poisoningWord Originlate 20th cent.: abbreviation of the Latin binomial.
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