Applied Microbiology: Open Access
Open Access

Escherichia Coli

Escherichia coli otherwise called E. coli is a Gram-negative, facultative anaerobic, rod-shaped, coliform bacterium of the genus Escherichia that is regularly found in the lower digestive system of warm-blooded organisms. Most E. coli strains are harmless, yet some serotypes can cause serious food contamination in their hosts, and are once in a while responsible for food contamination occurrences that prompt item reviews. The harmless strains are a piece of the normal microbiota of the gut, and can profit their hosts by creating nutrient K2, and preventing colonization of the digestive system with pathogenic bacteria, having a symbiotic relationship. E. coli is removed into the environment faecal issue. The bacterium develops massively in new faecal matter under aerobic conditions for 3 days, yet its numbers decrease gradually a short time later.