Proper noun
Escherichia f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Enterobacteriaceae — certain gram-negative, non-spore-forming, rod-shaped bacteria that inhabit of the gastrointestinal tracts of warm-blooded animals and provide vitamin K for their host.
Origin
From German Escherich (“a surname”) + -ia, after German pediatrician and bacteriologist Theodor Escherich, who discovered E. coli.
