Escherichia coli (E. Coli)

Common Names

Common Names in English:

E. Coli

Domain: Bacteria () - (Haeckel, 1894) C.r. Woese Et Al., 1990
- Kingdom: Bacteria () - (Cohn, 1870) Cavalier-Smith, 1983 Ex Cavalier-Smith, 2002
  - Phylum: Proteobacteria () - Garrity Et Al., 2005
    - Class: Schizomycetes () - Garrity Et Al., 2005
      - Order: Eubacteriales ()
        Family: Enterobacteriaceae () - Rahn, 1937, Nom. Cons.
        Genus: Escherichia () - Castellani & Chalmers, 1919, nom. cons.
        Specific descriptor: coli - (Migula 1895) Castellani and Chalmers 1919 (Approved Lists 1980)
        Scientific name: - Escherichia coli (Migula 1895) Castellani and Chalmers 1919 (Approved Lists 1980)

Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: Garrity G.M., Nov-2006

There are approximately 12 species in this genus:

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