COLON BACILLUS


Meaning of COLON BACILLUS in English

[colon bacillus] n (ca. 1909): any of various bacilli (esp. genera Escherichia and Aerobacter) that are normally commensal in vertebrate intestines; esp: one (E. coli) used extensively in genetic research

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