Escherichia
Escherichia /ˌɛʃəˈrɪkiə/ is a genus of Gram-negative, nonspore forming, facultatively anaerobic, rod-shaped bacteria from the family Enterobacteriaceae. In those species which are inhabitants of the gastrointestinal tracts of warm-blooded animals, Escherichia species provide a portion of the microbially derived vitamin K for their host. A number of the species of Escherichia are pathogenic. The genus is named after Theodor Escherich, the discoverer of Escherichia coli.
6 branches of this genus, most-observed first
E. coli
speciesEscherichia coli
Escherichia fergusonii
speciesEscherichia fergusonii
Escherichia albertii
speciesEscherichia albertii
Escherichia hermannii
speciesEscherichia hermannii
Escherichia marmotae
speciesEscherichia marmotae
Escherichia vulneris
speciesEscherichia vulneris
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 450838.