Microbe Identification
Microbe nameEscherichia coli
NCBI Taxonomy ID562
Microbe Taxonomy
SuperkingdomBacteria
KingdomEubacteria
PhylumProteobacteria
ClassGammaproteobacteria
OrderEnterobacterales
FamilyEnterobacteriaceae
GenusEscherichia
Species coli
Microbe Properties
Gram staining propertiesPositive
ShapeBacilli
MobilityYes
Flagellar presenceYes
Number of membranes2
Oxygen preferenceFacultative anaerobe
Optimal temperature37
Temperature rangeMesophilic
HabitatHostAssociated
Biotic relationshipFree living
Cell arrangementPairs - Singles
SporulationPairs - Singles
MetabolismNot Available
Energy sourceNot Available
Host and Biospecimens
HostBody siteBiospecimenDetailsData SourceReference
HumanNot AvailableHuman Oral Microbiome Database (HOMD)20624719
HumanGutFecesNot AvailableGutFeeling KnowledgeBase31509535
HumanLarge intestineFeces; Pleural fluid plaque; BALNot AvailableBacDivePMID: 34718743
HumanLower respiratory tractFeces; Pleural fluid plaque; BALNot AvailableBacDivePMID: 34718743
HumanStoolNot AvailableHuman Microbiome Project28953883
HumanLarge intestineNot AvailableBacDive34718743
HumanLungNot AvailableBacDive34718743
HumanLower respiratory tractNot AvailableBacDive34718743
HumanBronchiNot AvailableBacDive34718743
HumanFornixNot AvailableBacDive34718743
HumanVaginaNot AvailableBacDive34718743
HumanDuodenumNot AvailableDisbiome25865706
HumanLarge intestineFecesNot AvailableDisbiome29782468