NCIt related terms : ESCHERICHIA COLI SEROGROUP O111;
NCIt definition : A species of facultatively anaerobic, gram negative, straight rod shaped bacteria
assigned to the phylum Proteobacteria. This shiga-toxin producing species is chemoorganotrophic,
capable of both respiratory and fermentative metabolism. It is the most common non-O157
E. coli strain that is the causative agent of bloody diarrhea and hemolytic uremic
syndrome in the United States. Escherichia coli and strain O111 can be isolated from
livestock such as cattle.;
Alternative definition : CDISC: Any bacterial organism that can be assigned to the species Escherichia coli
and serogroup O111.;
Currated CISMeF NLP mapping