enteropathogenic
adjective
en·tero·patho·gen·ic
ˌen-tə-rō-ˌpa-thə-ˈje-nik 
: tending to produce disease in the intestinal tract
enteropathogenic bacteria
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Previously, state and local health officials had said that eight people who visited the park contracted Shigella and other people tested positive for the norovirus, sapovirus and a type of E. coli called enteropathogenic E. coli.
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CBS News, 8 Aug. 2022
People who visited the splash park also have tested positive for the norovirus, sapovirus and a type of E. coli called enteropathogenic E. coli.
—From Usa Today Network and Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 10 Aug. 2021
The latest organisms that researchers have looked to are bacteria in the microbiomes of roundworms that parasitize insects (technically termed enteropathogenic nematodes).
—Diana Gitig, Ars Technica, 20 Nov. 2019
Bifidobacteria can protect from enteropathogenic infection through production of acetate.
—Enea Rezzonico, Scientific American, 17 Feb. 2015
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CBS News, 8 Aug. 2022
People who visited the splash park also have tested positive for the norovirus, sapovirus and a type of E. coli called enteropathogenic E. coli.
—From Usa Today Network and Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 10 Aug. 2021
The latest organisms that researchers have looked to are bacteria in the microbiomes of roundworms that parasitize insects (technically termed enteropathogenic nematodes).
—Diana Gitig, Ars Technica, 20 Nov. 2019
Bifidobacteria can protect from enteropathogenic infection through production of acetate.
—Enea Rezzonico, Scientific American, 17 Feb. 2015
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“Enteropathogenic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/enteropathogenic. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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enteropathogenic
adjective
en·tero·patho·gen·ic
ˌent-ə-rō-ˌpath-ə-ˈjen-ik
: tending to produce disease in the intestinal tract
enteropathogenic bacteria
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