Escherichia coli (E. coli)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Escherichia_coli_(E._coli)

GPTKB entity

Statements (70)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:Bacteria
gptkbp:antibioticResistance	can develop antibiotic resistance
gptkbp:biosafetyLevel	1 or 2 (depending on strain) pathogenic strains can cause outbreaks
gptkbp:catalaseTest	positive
gptkbp:cause	gptkb:prostatitis gptkb:pneumonia gptkb:hemolytic_uremic_syndrome gptkb:cholecystitis peritonitis sepsis urinary tract infection endocarditis wound infection osteomyelitis food poisoning gastroenteritis bacteremia bloody diarrhea neonatal meningitis abscesses
gptkbp:cellWallComponent	contains lipopolysaccharide
gptkbp:class	gptkb:Gammaproteobacteria
gptkbp:colonyColorOnEMB	metallic green sheen
gptkbp:discoveredBy	gptkb:Theodor_Escherich
gptkbp:discoveredIn	1885
gptkbp:domain	gptkb:Bacteria
gptkbp:family	gptkb:Enterobacteriaceae
gptkbp:fermentation	lactose
gptkbp:firstDescribed	1885
gptkbp:flagella	peritrichous
gptkbp:foodbornePathogen	yes
gptkbp:genomeSize	~4.6 million base pairs
gptkbp:genus	gptkb:Escherichia
gptkbp:gramStain	Gram-negative
gptkbp:growthMedium	gptkb:MacConkey_agar Eosin methylene blue agar Luria-Bertani broth
gptkbp:habitat	intestines of warm-blooded organisms lower intestine of mammals
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Escherichia coli (E. coli)
gptkbp:motility	motile
gptkbp:namedAfter	gptkb:Theodor_Escherich
gptkbp:nonPathogenicStrain	K-12
gptkbp:operatingSystem	37°C
gptkbp:order	gptkb:Enterobacterales
gptkbp:oxidaseTest	negative
gptkbp:oxygenRequirement	facultative anaerobe
gptkbp:pathogenicStrain	gptkb:O157:H7 gptkb:O104:H4
gptkbp:phylum	gptkb:Proteobacteria
gptkbp:plasmids	can carry plasmids
gptkbp:publicHealthConcern	food and water contamination
gptkbp:shape	rod-shaped
gptkbp:sporeFormation	non-spore forming
gptkbp:taxonRank	gptkb:species
gptkbp:temperature	7–50°C
gptkbp:transmission	fecal-oral route
gptkbp:typeStrain	gptkb:O157:H7 K-12
gptkbp:usedAs	model organism
gptkbp:usedFor	cloning genetic engineering protein expression
gptkbp:usedIn	gptkb:biotechnology molecular biology synthetic biology recombinant DNA technology
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:BioFire_GI_Panel
gptkbp:bfsLayer	8