COLIFORM ORGANISM

  

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COLIFORM ORGANISM

Specialty Definition: COLIFORM ORGANISM

DomainDefinition

Biology & Biotechnology

Rod-shaped(intestinal)bacterium, 1-3 micrometer in length, which does not form spores and which is Gramnegative; genus Escherichia coli ; any of a number of organisms common to the intestinal tract of man and animals whose presence in waste water is an indicator of pollution and potentially dangerous bacterial contamination. Source: European Union. (references)

Environment

Microorganisms found in the intestinal tract of humans and animals. Their presence in water indicates fecal pollution and potentially adverse contamination by pathogens. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translation: COLIFORM ORGANISM

Language Translations for "COLIFORM ORGANISM"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Danish

  

colibakterie (bacterium coli). (various references)

   

Dutch

  

colibacterie (bacterium coli). (various references)

   

Finnish

  

kolibakteeri (colon bacillus). (various references)

   

French

  

colibacille (bacterium coli), bactérie coliforme (bacterium coli), bacille coli (bacterium coli). (various references)

   

German

  

Kolibazillus (bacterium coli), Kolibakterie (bacterium coli). (various references)

   

Greek 

  

κολοβακτηρίδιο (coliform bacterium), ,κολοβάκιλλος (bacterium coli). (various references)

   

Italian

  

colibatterio (bacterium coli). (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

oliformcay organismay

   

Portuguese

  

colibacilo (bacterium coli), bactérias coliformes (bacterium coli). (various references)

   

Spanish

  

colibacilo (bacterium coli). (various references)

   

Swedish

  

kolibakterie (bacterium coli, escherichia coli). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Anagrams: COLIFORM ORGANISM

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "a-c-f-g-i-i-l-m-m-n-o-o-o-r-r-s"

-3 letters: microorganism.

-5 letters: formalising, microfloras, miscoloring.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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INDEX

1. Translations: Modern
2. Anagrams
3. Bibliography


  

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