Escherichia coli B is a human pathogen of the family Enterobacteriaceae.
human pathogen genome sequence Bacteria| @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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12730 | 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) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12730 | positive | growth | 37 |
| @ref | Oxygen tolerance | Confidence | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 125439 | obligate aerobe | 95.671 |
| @ref | Spore formation | Confidence | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 125439 | 98.752 |
| @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 | 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 | Description | Assembly level | INSDC accession | BV-BRC accession | NCBI tax ID | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 66792 | ASM938956v1 assembly for Escherichia coli DSM 50902 | scaffold | GCA_009389565   | 562.52537  | 562 | 54.24 | |
| Topic | Title | Authors | Journal | DOI | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flagellum-Mediated Mechanosensing and RflP Control Motility State of Pathogenic Escherichia coli. | Laganenka L, Lopez ME, Colin R, Sourjik V. | mBio | 10.1128/mbio.02269-19 | 2020 | | |
| Comparison of different primer sets for use in automated ribosomal intergenic spacer analysis of complex bacterial communities. | Cardinale M, Brusetti L, Quatrini P, Borin S, Puglia AM, Rizzi A, Zanardini E, Sorlini C, Corselli C, Daffonchio D. | Appl Environ Microbiol | 10.1128/aem.70.10.6147-6156.2004 | 2004 | | |
| Effectiveness of predatory bacterium Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus in combination with Pseudomonas fluorescens and Lactobacillus acidophilus as candidates for in vitro anticolibacillosis. | Aksono EB, Yunus M, Hamid IS, Sari GM. | Open Vet J | 10.5455/ovj.2025.v15.i3.29 | 2025 | | |
| The Role of Quorum Sensing in Phage Lifecycle Decision: A Switch Between Lytic and Lysogenic Pathways. | Shang J, Wang K, Zhou Q, Wei Y. | Viruses | 10.3390/v17030317 | 2025 | | |
| Quorum Sensing and Metabolic State of the Host Control Lysogeny-Lysis Switch of Bacteriophage T1. | Laganenka L, Sander T, Lagonenko A, Chen Y, Link H, Sourjik V. | mBio | 10.1128/mbio.01884-19 | 2019 | | |
| Pathogenicity | Phage-host interaction in Pseudomonas aeruginosa clinical isolates with functional and altered quorum sensing systems. | Li D, Li N, Chen Y, Yang Y, Pan J, Lin J, Gao X, Bao R, Zhou C, Wang S, Hu B, Tan D. | Appl Environ Microbiol | 10.1128/aem.02402-24 | 2025 | |
| Characterization of a New and Efficient Polyvalent Phage Infecting E. coli O157:H7, Salmonella spp., and Shigella sonnei. | Kim SH, Adeyemi DE, Park MK. | Microorganisms | 10.3390/microorganisms9102105 | 2021 | | |
| Enzymology | Purification and Host Specificity of Predatory Halobacteriovorax Isolates from Seawater. | Richards GP, Fay JP, Uknalis J, Olanya OM, Watson MA. | Appl Environ Microbiol | 10.1128/aem.03136-15 | 2016 | |
| The impact of quorum sensing on the modulation of phage-host interactions. | Leon-Felix J, Villicana C. | J Bacteriol | 10.1128/jb.00687-20 | 2021 | | |
| High cell densities favor lysogeny: induction of an H20 prophage is repressed by quorum sensing and enhances biofilm formation in Vibrio anguillarum. | Tan D, Hansen MF, de Carvalho LN, Roder HL, Burmolle M, Middelboe M, Svenningsen SL. | ISME J | 10.1038/s41396-020-0641-3 | 2020 | | |
| Predatory bacteria as natural modulators of Vibrio parahaemolyticus and Vibrio vulnificus in seawater and oysters. | Richards GP, Fay JP, Dickens KA, Parent MA, Soroka DS, Boyd EF. | Appl Environ Microbiol | 10.1128/aem.01594-12 | 2012 | | |
| Attachment of Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus to cell wall mutants of Salmonella spp. and Escherichia coli. | Varon M, Shilo M. | J Bacteriol | 10.1128/jb.97.2.977-979.1969 | 1969 | | |
| Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus Parasitism in Shigella Species. | Gillis JR, Nakamura M. | Infect Immun | 10.1128/iai.2.3.340-341.1970 | 1970 | | |
| Isolation and preliminary characterization of bacteriophages for Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus. | Althauser M, Samsonoff WA, Anderson C, Conti SF. | J Virol | 10.1128/jvi.10.3.516-523.1972 | 1972 | | |
| Characterization of bdellocysts of Bdellovibrio sp. | Tudor JJ, Conti SF. | J Bacteriol | 10.1128/jb.131.1.314-322.1977 | 1977 | | |
| Penetration of Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus into host cells. | Abram D, Castro e Melo J, Chou D. | J Bacteriol | 10.1128/jb.118.2.663-680.1974 | 1974 | | |
| Enzymology | Distribution of Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus in sewage works, river water, and sediments. | Fry JC, Staples DG. | Appl Environ Microbiol | 10.1128/aem.31.4.469-474.1976 | 1976 | |
| Factors affecting the intracellular parasitic growth of Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus developing within Escherichia coli. | Seidler RJ, Starr MP. | J Bacteriol | 10.1128/jb.97.2.912-923.1969 | 1969 | | |
| Structural properties and features of parasitic Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus. | Abram D, Davis BK. | J Bacteriol | 10.1128/jb.104.2.948-965.1970 | 1970 | | |
| Identification of a global repressor gene, rsmA, of Erwinia carotovora subsp. carotovora that controls extracellular enzymes, N-(3-oxohexanoyl)-L-homoserine lactone, and pathogenicity in soft-rotting Erwinia spp. | Cui Y, Chatterjee A, Liu Y, Dumenyo CK, Chatterjee AK. | J Bacteriol | 10.1128/jb.177.17.5108-5115.1995 | 1995 | | |
| Enzymology | Isolation and characterization of host-independent Bdellovibrios. | Seidler RJ, Starr MP. | J Bacteriol | 10.1128/jb.100.2.769-785.1969 | 1969 | |
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