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  1. Taxonomic Hierarchy
  2. Escherichia
  3. Escherichia coli
  4. enterovirulent Escherichia coli group
  5. Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli
  6. enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli

Preferred term

enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli

Type

  • Organism

Definition

  • Information 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.

    Source: Medical Subject Headings 2012

    Type: Concept definition

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Synonyms

  • EHEC (Escherichia coli)
  • enterohaemorrhagic Escherichia coli
  • enterohemorrhagic E. coli

Source

  • Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology Second Edition Volume Two

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URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/37328

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