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| SEM micrograph of cluster of Escherichia coli bacteria. Each individual bacterium is oblong-shaped | |
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| Genus: | Escherichia Castellani & Chalmers 1919 |
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Escherichia is a genus of bacteria. Generally shortened as E., the genus is named after German doctor Theodor Escherich, who discovered Escherichia coli (E. coli), a bacterium common in the human intestines. Escherichia is similar to Enterobacter.
