enterotoxigenic
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enterotoxigenic — adjective Date: 1946 producing enterotoxin < enterotoxigenic strains of E. coli > … New Collegiate Dictionary
enterotoxigenic — Denoting an organism containing or producing a toxin specific for cells of the intestinal mucosa. * * * en·tero·toxi·gen·ic .täk sə jen ik adj producing enterotoxin <enterotoxigenic strains of E. coli> * * * en·ter·o·tox·i·gen·ic… … Medical dictionary
enterotoxigenic — “+ adjective Etymology: enterotoxin + genic : producing enterotoxin an enterotoxigenic strain of bacteria … Useful english dictionary
Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli — (ETEC) is a type of Escherichia coli and the leading bacterial cause of diarrhea in the developing world, as well as the most common cause of Traveler s diarrhea. [http://www.who.int/vaccine research/diseases/diarrhoeal/en/index4.html World… … Wikipedia
enterotoxigenic — en·tero·toxigenic … English syllables
enterotoxigenic E. coli — (ETEC) (en těr o tok sī jen ik) ETEC strains of E. coli produce two plasmid encoded enterotoxins (which are responsible for traveler s diarrhea) and are distinguished by their heat stability: heat stable enterotoxin (ST) and heat labile… … Dictionary of microbiology
ETEC — Enterotoxigenic Escherichia Coli (Medical » Physiology) Enterotoxigenic Escherichia Coli (Medical » Laboratory) **** Etec Systems, Inc. (Business » NASDAQ Symbols) * Emerging Technologies Energy Conference (Community » Conferences) … Abbreviations dictionary
enteric colibacillosis — enterotoxigenic colibacillosis coliform gastroenteritis … Medical dictionary
Traveler's diarrhea — Montezuma s revenge redirects here. For other uses, see Montezuma s revenge (disambiguation). Traveler s diarrhea Classification and external resources ICD 9 009.2 Traveler s diarrhea (TD), is the most common illness affecting travelers … Wikipedia
ETEC — Abbreviation for enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli. * * * enterotoxic or enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli * * * enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli … Medical dictionary
