Escherichia coli
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| Escherichia coli | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Phylum: | Proteobacteria |
| Cless: | Gammaproteobacteria |
| Order: | Enterobacteriales |
| Faimily: | Enterobacteriaceae |
| Genus: | Escherichia |
| Species: | E. coli |
| Binomial name | |
| Escherichia coli | |
| Synonyms | |
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Bacillus coli communis Escherich 1885 | |
Escherichia coli (/ˌɛʃᵻˈrɪkiə ˈkoʊlaɪ/;[1] commonly abbreviatit E. coli) is a Gram-negative, facultatively anaerobic, rod-shaped bacterium o the genus Escherichia that is commonly foond in the lawer thairm o warm-bluidit organisms (endotherms).[2] Maist E. coli strains are harmless, but some serotypes can cause serious fuid pushionin in thair hosts, an are occasionally responsible for product recalls due tae fuid contamination.[3][4]
References
[eedit | eedit soorce]- ↑ "coli". Oxford English Dictionary (3rd ed.). Oxford University Press. September 2005. (Subscription or UK public leebrar membership required.)
- ↑ Singleton P (1999). Bacteria in Biology, Biotechnology and Medicine (5th ed.). Wiley. pp. 444–454. ISBN 0-471-98880-4.
- ↑ "Escherichia coli". CDC National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases. Retrieved 2 October 2012.
- ↑ Vogt RL, Dippold L (2005). "Escherichia coli O157:H7 outbreak associated with consumption of ground beef, June–July 2002". Public Health Rep. 120 (2): 174–8. PMC 1497708. PMID 15842119.