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Escherichia coli
Escherichia coli, usually
abbreviated to E. coli, is
one of the main species of
bacteria that live in the
lower intestines of
warm-blooded animals,
including birds and mammals.
They are necessary for the
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Pathogen
A pathogen or infectious
agent is a biological agent
that causes disease or
illness to its host. The
term is most often used for
agents that disrupt the
normal physiology of a
multicellular animal or
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Salmonellosis
Salmonellosis is an
infection with Salmonella
bacteria. Most people
infected with Salmonella
develop diarrhea, fever, and
abdominal cramps 6 to 72
hours after infection. In
most cases, the illness
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Beta-lactam antibiotic
Beta-lactam antibiotics are
a broad class of antibiotics
which include penicillin
derivatives, cephalosporins,
monobactams, carbapenems and
Beta-lactamase inhibitors;
basically any antibiotic
agent which contains a
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Microorganism
A microorganism or microbe is an organism that is so small that it is microscopic (invisible to the naked eye). Microorganisms are often illustrated using single-celled, or unicellular organisms; ... > more -
Streptococcus
Streptococcus is a genus of spherical, Gram-positive bacteria of the phylum Firmicutes. In addition to strep throat, members of this genus are responsible for many cases of menningitis, bacterial ... > more -
Vector (biology)
Traditionally in medicine, a vector is an organism that does not cause disease itself but which spreads infection by conveying pathogens from one host to another. Species of mosquito, for example, ... > more -
Antibiotic resistance
Antibiotic resistance is the ability of a microorganism to withstand the effects of an antibiotic. It is a specific type of drug resistance. Antibiotic resistance evolves naturally via natural ... > more -
Prokaryote
Prokaryotes are organisms without a cell nucleus, or indeed any other membrane-bound organelles, in most cases unicellular (in rare cases, multicellular). This set of characteristics is distinct from ... > more
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