Difference between revisions of "Escherichia coli"
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| + | E. coli is the head of the large bacterial family, Enterobacteriaceae, the enteric bacteria, which are faculatively anaerobic Gram-negative rods that live in the intestinal tracts of animals in health and disease. The Enterobacteriaceae are among the most important bacteria medically. A number of genera within the family are human intestinal pathogens (e.g. Salmonella, Shigella, Yersinia). Several others are normal colonists of the human gastrointestinal tract (e.g. Escherichia, Enterobacter, Klebsiella), but these bacteria, as well, may occasionally be associated with diseases of humans. | ||
Revision as of 19:36, April 17, 2007
Escherichia coli (E. Coli) is a bacterium.
E. coli is the head of the large bacterial family, Enterobacteriaceae, the enteric bacteria, which are faculatively anaerobic Gram-negative rods that live in the intestinal tracts of animals in health and disease. The Enterobacteriaceae are among the most important bacteria medically. A number of genera within the family are human intestinal pathogens (e.g. Salmonella, Shigella, Yersinia). Several others are normal colonists of the human gastrointestinal tract (e.g. Escherichia, Enterobacter, Klebsiella), but these bacteria, as well, may occasionally be associated with diseases of humans.
