hypercolonize

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Etymology

From hyper- +‎ colonize.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌhaɪ.pɚˈkɑl.ə.naɪz/

Verb

hypercolonize (third-person singular simple present hypercolonizes, present participle hypercolonizing, simple past and past participle hypercolonized)

  1. To colonize excessively.
    • 2015 September 15, “dsdA Does Not Affect Colonization of the Murine Urinary Tract by Escherichia coli CFT073”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:
      In addition to a dsdA mutant, dsdC mutants hypercolonize relative to wild type, suggesting that there are mechanisms of D-serine dependent virulence gene expression that are independent of DsdC .

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