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enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli

Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-002189

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.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-AGR-002189
FieldAgriculture and food
SubjectTaxonomic Hierarchy
AbbreviationEHEC
Synonymsenterohaemorrhagic Escherichia coli; enterohemorrhagic E. coli
ReferencesMedical Subject Headings 2012; NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary
See alsoShiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli; hemolytic uremic syndrome; Escherichia coli O26; Escherichia coli O104; Escherichia coli O157
TranslationsSpanish: Escherichia coli enterohemorrágica
Record as JSON
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  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-002189",
  "term": "enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "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.",
  "abbreviation": "EHEC",
  "synonyms": [
    "enterohaemorrhagic Escherichia coli",
    "enterohemorrhagic E. coli"
  ],
  "subject": "Taxonomic Hierarchy",
  "see_also": [
    "Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli",
    "hemolytic uremic syndrome",
    "Escherichia coli O26",
    "Escherichia coli O104",
    "Escherichia coli O157"
  ],
  "references": [
    "Medical Subject Headings 2012",
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "Escherichia coli enterohemorrágica"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/enterohemorrhagic-escherichia-coli/"
}

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