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Escherichia coli O157:H7

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Escherichia coli O157:H7 [‚es·kə¦rēk·ē·ə ′kō‚lī ¦ō¦wən¦fīv¦sev·ən ′āch¦sev·ən]
(microbiology)
An unusually virulent food-borne pathogen that is found primarily in cattle and causes severe, sometimes life-threatening illness; symptoms include hemorrhagic colitis, hemolytic uremic syndrome, and thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura.
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