Escherichia coli
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Escherichia coli is a widely studied, rod-shaped bacterium commonly found in the intestines of warm-blooded animals and extensively used as a model organism in microbiology and genetics.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bacterium
ⓘ
model organism ⓘ |
| associatedWithDisease |
gastroenteritis
ⓘ
neonatal meningitis ⓘ urinary tract infections ⓘ |
| biosafetyLevel | BSL-2 for many laboratory strains ⓘ |
| cellDivision | binary fission ⓘ |
| cellShape | rod-shaped ⓘ |
| cellWallComponent | lipopolysaccharide ⓘ |
| chromosomeCount | 1 ⓘ |
| class | Gammaproteobacteria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | Theodor Escherich NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveryYear | 1885 ⓘ |
| domain | Bacteria ⓘ |
| family | Enterobacteriaceae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genomeType | circular double-stranded DNA ⓘ |
| genus | Escherichia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gramStain | Gram-negative ⓘ |
| habitat |
human gastrointestinal tract
ⓘ
intestines of warm-blooded animals ⓘ |
| hasGenomeSequenced | yes ⓘ |
| isPartOf | human gut microbiota ⓘ |
| metabolism | chemoorganotrophic ⓘ |
| modelIn |
biotechnology
ⓘ
genetics ⓘ microbiology ⓘ molecular biology ⓘ |
| motility | motile ⓘ |
| motilityStructure | peritrichous flagella ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Theodor Escherich NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableStrain |
Escherichia coli B
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Escherichia coli K-12 NERFINISHED ⓘ Escherichia coli O157:H7 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| order | Enterobacterales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| oxygenRequirement | facultative anaerobe ⓘ |
| pathogenicStrains |
enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
enteropathogenic Escherichia coli NERFINISHED ⓘ enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli NERFINISHED ⓘ uropathogenic Escherichia coli ⓘ |
| phylum | Pseudomonadota NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plasmids | may contain plasmids ⓘ |
| reproductionRate | rapid under optimal conditions ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| temperatureOptimum | 37 °C ⓘ |
| usedAsIndicator | fecal contamination in water ⓘ |
| usedFor |
cloning of DNA
ⓘ
gene expression studies ⓘ metabolic engineering ⓘ recombinant protein production ⓘ vaccine production ⓘ |
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