`:I absolutely agree.  Very surprised to find the name of this article is the abbreviated form and not the full name (it has apparently been moved again to ``E. coli``).  Even though it is more commonly called ``E. coli`` in the media and in common usage (perhaps because the genus is a pretty horrendous-looking word), the article should be the full name.  :As a qualifier, compare with Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus - this is certainly more commonly abbreviated to MRSA in the media and in common use, but the article name writes it out in full.  I think this is the way it should be.      `