hypercolonization

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English

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Etymology

From hyper- +‎ colonization.

Noun

hypercolonization (uncountable)

  1. (ecology) excessive colonization (by an organism)
    • 2015 September 15, “dsdA Does Not Affect Colonization of the Murine Urinary Tract by Escherichia coli CFT073”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:
      Here, we show that inactivation of dsdA does not lead to hypercolonization.