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enterohemorrhagic E coli
Strains of escherichia coli that are a subgroup of shiga-toxigenic escherichia coli. They cause non-bloody and bloody diarrhea; hemolytic uremic syndrome; and hemorrhagic colitis. An important member of this subgroup is escherichia coli O157-H7.
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- Part of Speech: noun
- Synonym(s): enterohemorrhagic escherichia coli (ehec)_₀
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