Escherichia coli

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Escherichia coli (commonly known as E. coli), is a Gram-negative bacteria, found naturally in the lower intestines of mammals. Due to its relative simplicity and easy growth conditions it has been commonly been used as a model organism in microbiology, biochemistry and molecular genetics.

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