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2024
E._coli
E. coli
Translingual
Wikispecies
Wikispecies
Proper noun
E. coli
f
Used, in context, to shorten the name and simplify the pronunciation of a species name with a
generic
name beginning with
E
and a specific epithet of
coli
.
Escherichia coli
Entamoeba coli
Derived terms
EcoRI
EHEC
Etymology
Abbreviation of the genus portion of a binomial species name beginning in
E
Pronunciation
IPA
(
key
)
:
[ˈiː ˈkʰoʊ.laɪ]
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