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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Escherichia_coliEscherichia coli - Wikipedia

    Type and morphology. E. coli is a gram-negative, facultative anaerobe, nonsporulating coliform bacterium. Cells are typically rod-shaped, and are about 2.0 μm long and 0.25–1.0 μm in diameter, with a cell volume of 0.6–0.7 μm 3.

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      Microscopic image of gram-negative Pseudomonas aeruginosa...

    • Enterobacteriaceae

      Enterobacteriaceae is a large family of Gram-negative...

  2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Coliform_bacteriaColiform bacteria - Wikipedia

    Escherichia coli (E. coli) can be distinguished from most other coliforms by its ability to ferment lactose at 44 °C in the fecal coliform test, and by its growth and color reaction on certain types of culture media.

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  4. enviromicro-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com › doiEnvironmental Escherichia coli: ecology and public health ...

    Apr 6, 2017 · There are six well-studied intestinal pathotypes of E. coli, including Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC), enteropathogenic E. coli (EPEC), enterotoxigenic E. coli (ETEC), enteroaggregative E. coli (EAEC), diffusely adherent E. coli and enteroinvasive E. coli, including Shigella strains.

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  5. bio.libretexts.org › Bookshelves › Microbiology2.1: Sizes, Shapes, and Arrangements of Bacteria - Biology ...

    Aug 31, 2023 · There are three basic shapes of bacteria: coccus, bacillus, and spiral. Based on planes of division, the coccus shape can appear in several distinct arrangements: diplococcus, streptococcus, tetrad, sarcina, and staphylococcus. The bacillus shape can appear as a single bacillus, a streptobacillus, or a coccobacillus.

  6. www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov › pmc › articlesCell Shape Dynamics in Escherichia coli - PMC

    Jan 1, 2008 · E. coli is Gram-negative and its envelope has three layers: cytoplasmic membrane, peptidoglycan, and outer membrane. The peptidoglycan is rigid determining the rod shape. To a good approximation, the E. coli cell has hemispherical caps and a cylindrical section in between.

    • Galina Reshes, Sharon Vanounou, Itzhak Fishov, Mario Feingold
    • 10.1529/biophysj.107.104398
    • 2008
    • Biophys J. 2008 Jan 1; 94(1): 251-264.

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  8. pubs.acs.org › doi › 10Adaptation of Escherichia coli Biofilm Growth, Morphology ...

    Oct 21, 2021 · In the present work, we explore how E. coli K-12 AR3110 biofilms adapt their spreading kinetics, morphology, and rigidity to the water content of the substrate. We first study biofilm spreading kinetics with time-lapse imaging and correlate it with the delamination dynamics and the emerging morphology during and after biofilm growth.

  9. www.sciencedirect.com › science › articleEscherichia coli - ScienceDirect

    Jan 1, 2014 · Escherichia coli are typically Gram-negative, rod shaped (2.0–6.0 μm in length and 1.1–1.5 μm wide bacilli) bacteria with rounded ends. The actual shape of these bacteria does, however, vary from spherical (cocci) cells through to elongated or filamentous rods.