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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.
- EPEC
Escherichia coli (/ ˌ ɛ ʃ ə ˈ r ɪ k i ə ˈ k oʊ l aɪ /...
- 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
The shape of Escherichia coli is strikingly simple compared to those of higher eukaryotes. In fact, the end result of E. coli morphogenesis is a cylindrical tube with hemispherical caps. It is argued that physical principles affect biological forms.
- Nanne Nanninga
- 10.1128/mmbr.62.1.110-129.1998
- 1998
- 1998/03
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Mar 15, 2021 · Here, we define how commensal Escherichia coli (E. coli) alters its host after long term exposure to glucose using a Caenorhabditis elegans - E. coli system where only the bacteria have...
- Samuel F. Kingsley, Yonghak Seo, Calista Allen, Krishna S. Ghanta, Steven Finkel, Heidi A. Tissenbau...
- 2021
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.
Jan 11, 2022 · Primordial mimicry induces morphological change in Escherichia coli. Hui Lu, Honoka Aida, Masaomi Kurokawa, Feng Chen, Yang Xia, Jian Xu, Kai Li, Bei-Wen Ying & Tetsuya Yomo. Communications...
Jun 15, 2023 · Metrics. Escherichia coli is a leading cause of invasive bacterial infections in humans. Capsule polysaccharide has an important role in bacterial pathogenesis, and the K1 capsule has been firmly ...
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 ...