Escherichia Coli
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CLASSIFICATION
Domain: Bacteria
Kingdom: Bacteria
Phylum: Proteobacteria
Class: Gamma Proteobacteria
Order: Enterobacteriales
Family: Enterobacteriaceae
Genus: Escherichia
Species: Escherichia coli (E. coli)
What factors make E. Coli fit into each of these categories?
E. Coli are considered to be unicellular microorganisms which makes them be categorized under
Bacteria (Domain and Kingdom).
E. Coli are
gram-negative bacterium
with an outer membrane containing lipopolysaccharides, allowing them to go under
Proteobacteria (Phylum).
E. Coli are
anaerobic gram-negative bacterium
that allows them to be categorized under
Gamma Proteobacteria (Class).
E. Coli are rod-shaped anaerobic gram-negative bacterium, allowing them to be categorized under
enterobacterials (Order).
E. Coli move with
peritrichous flagella
allowing them to be categorized under
Enterbacteriaceae (Family).
E. Coli mainly colonize and spread in the intestines of mammal, making them
Genus Escherichia (Genus).
E. Coli’s biochemical activities allow them to be categorized under
Genus Escherichia (Species).