"Col" refers to the colon, and "-itis" is a suffix meaning "inflammation."
Escherichia coli
The full scientific name for E. coli is Escherichia coli.
Escherichia coli
Escherichia coli
E. coli is the name of a type of bacteria.
Escherichia coli
Escherichia, the genus name of E. Coli. It is named after Theodor Escherich, who had discovered the bacterium.
Because E. Coli is short for it's scientific name, Escherichia Coli. And you wouldn't want to have to say that constantly in science class, would you? :)
E. coli If you have the scientific name of a species, write the first letter of the genus name (f. e. Put E. for Escherichia and T. for Tyrannosaurus), then write out the species name in lowecase (f. e. coli or rex), then underline, bold, and/or italicsize the name.
domain:bacteria kingdom:eubacteriaphylum:proteobacteriaclass:gamma proteobacteriaorder:enterobacterialesfamily:enterobacteriaceaegenus:escherichiaspecies:E. coli
E. coli is the name of a species of bacteria that is adapted to living in the human intestines.
No. E-Coli is a bacterium.