Escherichia coli B is a mesophilic prokaryote of the family Enterobacteriaceae.
mesophilic| @ref 20215 |
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| Domain Bacteria |
| Phylum Pseudomonadota |
| Class Gammaproteobacteria |
| Order Enterobacterales |
| Family Enterobacteriaceae |
| Genus Escherichia |
| Species Escherichia coli |
| Full scientific name Escherichia coli (Migula 1895) Castellani and Chalmers 1919 (Approved Lists 1980) |
| Synonyms (1) |
| @ref | Name | Growth | Medium link | Composition | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 238 | LB (Luria-Bertani) MEDIUM (DSMZ Medium 381) | Medium recipe at MediaDive | Name: LB (Luria-Bertani) MEDIUM (DSMZ Medium 381) Composition: Agar 20.0 g/l NaCl 10.0 g/l Tryptone 10.0 g/l Yeast extract 5.0 g/l Distilled water | ||
| 238 | NUTRIENT AGAR (DSMZ Medium 1) | Medium recipe at MediaDive | Name: NUTRIENT AGAR (DSMZ Medium 1) Composition: Agar 15.0 g/l Peptone 5.0 g/l Meat extract 3.0 g/l Distilled water |
| @ref | Growth | Type | Temperature (°C) | Range | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 238 | positive | growth | 37 | mesophilic |
| @ref | Chebi-ID | Metabolite | Utilization activity | Kind of utilization tested | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 68368 | 27613 ChEBI | amygdalin | - | fermentation | from API 20E |
| 68368 | 29016 ChEBI | arginine | - | hydrolysis | from API 20E |
| 68368 | 16947 ChEBI | citrate | - | assimilation | from API 20E |
| 68368 | 17634 ChEBI | D-glucose | + | fermentation | from API 20E |
| 68368 | 16899 ChEBI | D-mannitol | + | fermentation | from API 20E |
| 68368 | 5291 ChEBI | gelatin | - | hydrolysis | from API 20E |
| 68368 | 30849 ChEBI | L-arabinose | + | fermentation | from API 20E |
| 68368 | 62345 ChEBI | L-rhamnose | + | fermentation | from API 20E |
| 68368 | 25094 ChEBI | lysine | + | degradation | from API 20E |
| 68368 | 28053 ChEBI | melibiose | + | fermentation | from API 20E |
| 68368 | 17268 ChEBI | myo-inositol | - | fermentation | from API 20E |
| 68368 | 18257 ChEBI | ornithine | - | degradation | from API 20E |
| 68368 | 30911 ChEBI | sorbitol | + | fermentation | from API 20E |
| 68368 | 17992 ChEBI | sucrose | - | fermentation | from API 20E |
| 68368 | 27897 ChEBI | tryptophan | + | energy source | from API 20E |
| 68368 | 16199 ChEBI | urea | - | hydrolysis | from API 20E |
| @ref | Value | Activity | Ec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 68368 | arginine dihydrolase | - | 3.5.3.6 | from API 20E |
| 68368 | beta-galactosidase | + | 3.2.1.23 | from API 20E |
| 68368 | cytochrome oxidase | - | 1.9.3.1 | from API 20E |
| 68368 | gelatinase | - | from API 20E | |
| 68368 | lysine decarboxylase | + | 4.1.1.18 | from API 20E |
| 68368 | ornithine decarboxylase | - | 4.1.1.17 | from API 20E |
| 68368 | tryptophan deaminase | - | 4.1.99.1 | from API 20E |
| 68368 | urease | - | 3.5.1.5 | from API 20E |
| @ref | ONPG | ADH (Arg) | LDC (Lys) | ODC | CIT | H2S productionH2S | URE | TDA (Trp) | IND | Acetoin production (Voges Proskauer test)VP | GEL | GLU | MAN | INO | Sor | RHA | SAC | MEL | AMY | ARA | OX | Nitrite productionNO2 | Reduction to N2N2 | MotilityMOB | Growth on MacConkey mediumMAC | OF-O | OF-F | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 238 | + | - | + | - | - | - | - | - | + | - | - | + | + | - | + | + | - | + | - | + | not determinedn.d. | not determinedn.d. | not determinedn.d. | not determinedn.d. | not determinedn.d. | not determinedn.d. | not determinedn.d. | |
| 238 | + | - | + | - | - | - | - | - | + | - | - | + | + | - | + | + | - | + | - | + | not determinedn.d. | not determinedn.d. | not determinedn.d. | not determinedn.d. | not determinedn.d. | not determinedn.d. | not determinedn.d. | |
| 238 | + | - | + | - | - | - | - | - | + | - | - | + | + | - | + | + | - | + | - | + | - | not determinedn.d. | not determinedn.d. | not determinedn.d. | not determinedn.d. | not determinedn.d. | not determinedn.d. |
| Topic | Title | Authors | Journal | DOI | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Metabolism | Production of Poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) by fed-batch culture of recombinant Escherichia coli with a highly concentrated whey solution. | Ahn WS, Park SJ, Lee SY. | Appl Environ Microbiol | 10.1128/aem.66.8.3624-3627.2000 | 2000 | |
| Phylogeny | Chemotaxonomic identification of single bacteria by micro-Raman spectroscopy: application to clean-room-relevant biological contaminations. | Rosch P, Harz M, Schmitt M, Peschke KD, Ronneberger O, Burkhardt H, Motzkus HW, Lankers M, Hofer S, Thiele H, Popp J. | Appl Environ Microbiol | 10.1128/aem.71.3.1626-1637.2005 | 2005 | |
| Enzymology | Cross-Comparison of Human Wastewater-Associated Molecular Markers in Relation to Fecal Indicator Bacteria and Enteric Viruses in Recreational Beach Waters. | Hughes B, Beale DJ, Dennis PG, Cook S, Ahmed W. | Appl Environ Microbiol | 10.1128/aem.00028-17 | 2017 | |
| Pathogenicity | (6S)-6-fluoroshikimic acid, an antibacterial agent acting on the aromatic biosynthetic pathway. | Davies GM, Barrett-Bee KJ, Jude DA, Lehan M, Nichols WW, Pinder PE, Thain JL, Watkins WJ, Wilson RG. | Antimicrob Agents Chemother | 10.1128/aac.38.2.403 | 1994 | |
| Pathogenicity | Frequency and mechanism of resistance to antibacterial action of ZM 240401, (6S)-6-fluoro-shikimic acid. | Ewart CD, Jude DA, Thain JL, Nichols WW. | Antimicrob Agents Chemother | 10.1128/aac.39.1.87 | 1995 | |
| Metabolism | Reactivation of peptidoglycan synthesis in ether-permeabilized Escherichia coli after inhibition by beta-lactam antibiotics. | Talbot MK, Schaefer F, Brocks V, Christenson JG. | Antimicrob Agents Chemother | 10.1128/aac.33.12.2101 | 1989 | |
| Pathogenicity | Role of oxygen radicals in the phototoxicity of tetracyclines toward Escherichia coli B. | Martin JP, Colina K, Logsdon N. | J Bacteriol | 10.1128/jb.169.6.2516-2522.1987 | 1987 | |
| New method of intermittent feeding in penicillin biosynthesis. | Matelova V, Brecka A, Matouskova J. | Appl Microbiol | 10.1128/am.23.3.669-670.1972 | 1972 | ||
| Sewage coliphages studied by electron microscopy. | Ackermann HW, Nguyen TM. | Appl Environ Microbiol | 10.1128/aem.45.3.1049-1059.1983 | 1983 | ||
| Increased radiation resistance of vegetative Bacillus pumilus. | Parisi A, Antoine AD. | Appl Microbiol | 10.1128/am.28.1.41-46.1974 | 1974 | ||
| Surface-bonded antimicrobial activity of an organosilicon quaternary ammonium chloride. | Isquith AJ, Abbott EA, Walters PA. | Appl Microbiol | 10.1128/am.24.6.859-863.1972 | 1972 | ||
| Pathogenicity | Surface kinetic test method for determining rate of kill by an antimicrobial solid. | Isquith AJ, McCollum CJ. | Appl Environ Microbiol | 10.1128/aem.36.5.700-704.1978 | 1978 |
| #238 | Leibniz Institut DSMZ-Deutsche Sammlung von Mikroorganismen und Zellkulturen GmbH ; Curators of the DSMZ; DSM 499 |
| #20215 | Parte, A.C., Sardà Carbasse, J., Meier-Kolthoff, J.P., Reimer, L.C. and Göker, M.: List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN) moves to the DSMZ. IJSEM ( DOI 10.1099/ijsem.0.004332 ) |
| #68368 | Automatically annotated from API 20E . |
| #126262 | A. Lissin, I. Schober, J. F. Witte, H. Lüken, A. Podstawka, J. Koblitz, B. Bunk, P. Dawyndt, P. Vandamme, P. de Vos, J. Overmann, L. C. Reimer: StrainInfo—the central database for linked microbial strain identifiers. ( DOI 10.1093/database/baaf059 ) |
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