| Webster's Online Dictionary |
| Expressions | Domain | Definition | |
| Escherichia coli O157 | Health | A verocytotoxin-producing serogroup belonging to the O subfamily of Escherichia coli which has been shown to cause severe food-borne disease. Recently, a strain from this serogroup, serotype H7 which produces Shiga-like toxins, has been linked to human disease outbreaks resulting from contamination of foods from bovine origin. This serogroup causes hemorrhagic and hemolytic-uremic syndrome and predominantly hemorrhagic diarrhea and gastroenteritis in children. (references) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | Top | ||
