hypercolonize

English

Alternative forms

• hypercolonise

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 [31 ].

Derived terms

• hypercolonization