coliform

coliform /col·i·form/ (kol´i-form) pertaining to fermentative gram-negative enteric bacilli, sometimes restricted to those fermenting lactose, e.g., Escherichia, Klebsiella, or Enterobacter.

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co·li·form (kl-fôrm, kl-)

adj.

Of or relating to the bacilli that commonly inhabit the intestines of humans and other vertebrates, especially the colon bacillus.

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coli·form n.

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coliform

pertaining to fermentative gram-negative enteric bacilli, sometimes restricted to those fermenting lactose, i.e. Escherichia, Klebsiella, Enterobacter and Citrobacter. A wider range is also used and includes Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Pasteurella spp., and Aerobacter aerogenes.

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avian coliform septicemia

a disease of chickens, ducklings and young turkeys causing heavy mortality. Characterized at autopsy by fibrinous exudates on the surface of all viscera and E. coli in all organs.

coliform gastroenteritis

a disease of recently weaned pigs characterized by sudden death or severe diarrhea and caused by pathogenic serotypes of E. coli. The pigs often die of dehydration and toxemia. Those that survive have lost a lot of condition. Called also post-weaning diarrhea.

coliform mastitis

peracute bovine mastitis caused by E. coli and characterized by minor enlargement and inflammation of the udder, thin serous milk containing small flakes. There is profound shock, the mortality rate is high and the quarter is lost. See also mastitis-metritis-agalactia of sows.

coliform pyometra

the more severe form of pyometra in bitches and queens, characterized by severe toxemia and a fetid, viscous, red-brown uterine exudate.

coliform septicemia

see septicemic colibacillosis.

coliform septicemia, ducks

manifested by moist granular to curd-like exudate in the pericardial sac, pleural and peritoneal cavities and air sacs.