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Escherichia coli ( / ˌɛʃəˈrɪkiə ˈkoʊlaɪ / ESH-ə-RIK-ee-ə KOH-ly) [1] [2] is a gram-negative, facultative anaerobic, rod-shaped, coliform bacterium of the genus Escherichia that is commonly found in the lower intestine of warm-blooded organisms. [3] [4] Most E. coli strains are harmless, but some serotypes such as EPEC, and ETEC are ...
- EPEC
Introduction. E. coli and related bacteria constitute about...
- Entamoeba COLI
Entamoeba coli is a non-pathogenic species of Entamoeba that...
- Gram-negative
Microscopic image of gram-negative Pseudomonas aeruginosa...
- Enterobacteriaceae
Enterobacteriaceae is a large family of Gram-negative...
- Salmonella Enterica
Salmonella enterica (formerly Salmonella choleraesuis) is a...
- Facultative Anaerobic
Functions. Facultative anaerobes are able to grow in both...
- EPEC
Bacterial cellular morphologies are morphologies that are characteristic of various types bacteria and often a key factor in identifying bacteria species. Their direct examination under the light microscope enables the classification of these bacteria and archaea . Generally, the basic morphologies are spheres (coccus) and round-ended cylinders ...
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Dec 31, 2022 · Abstract. Escherichia coli have served as important model organisms for over a century—used to elucidate key aspects of genetics, evolution, molecular biology, and pathogenesis. However, defining which strains actually belong to this species is erratic and unstable due to shifts in the characters and criteria used to distinguish bacterial ...
- Marta Cobo-Simón, Rowan Hart, Howard Ochman
- Mol Biol Evol. 2023 Jan; 40(1): msac273.
- 10.1093/molbev/msac273
- 2023/01
E. coli constricts, reducing the cell diameter, whereas B. subtilis forms a T-like structure (a septum), which splits upon completion. As a consequence, division in E. coli is subject to hydrostatic pressure but division in B. subtilis is not . The difference in division behavior between these gram-negative and gram-positive bacteria is related ...
- Nanne Nanninga
- 10.1128/mmbr.62.1.110-129.1998
- 1998
- 1998/03
Aug 7, 2015 · INTRODUCTION. Total coliform bacteria and Escherichia coli are considered cost-effective bacterial indicators for the protection of public health. Detectable total coliforms indicate potential contamination associated with the water distribution system, while E. coli is a good indicator of fecal contamination, with a health goal (i.e., maximum contaminant level goal [MCLG]) of zero under the ...
- Ya Zhang, Pei Ying Hong, Mark W. LeChevallier, Wen Tso Liu
- 10.1128/AEM.01510-15
- 2015
- 2015/09
Jul 18, 2017 · The results reveal that the cylindrical part of Escherichia coli is composed of multi-domain morphological structures. The length of the domains starts at 150 nm in newborn cells, and linearly ...
Jul 9, 2017 · Preseptal PG synthesis has been described in E. coli (de Pedro et al., 1997) and C. crescentus (Aaron et al., 2007) and appears to be important during a larger part of the cell cycle in the latter. Many open questions remain, although two different mechanisms have been described for this preseptal PG incorporation in E. coli.
