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    Penicillin, Ampicillin and Streptomycin on Escherichia Coli Introduction Escherichia Coli is a bacterium that inhabits the gastrointestinal tract of both humans and animals. E. coli isn’t always a harmful bacterium. Some are actually crucial to a healthy intestinal tract because this bacterium assists with the production of Vitamin K2 and stops pathogenic bacteria from interacting and establishing inside the intestines (Gould, 2010). A person maybe exposed to E. coli through water or food that maybe contaminated

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    Escherichia coli is a rod-shaped bacterium that comes in many various shapes. Many people think of Escherichia coli as only a severe intestinal illness caused by eating uncooked, contaminated water, or unwashed fruits, but it is much more than only a negative (Amenu et al., 2014). The quick regeneration time of Escherichia coli makes it extremely useful in laboratory studies. In terms of research, a useful aspect of Escherichia coli is the extensive amount of information we have on them (Archer

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    Escherichia Coli

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    has a variety of both good and bad is Escherichia Coli, most commonly referred to as E. Coli. E. Coli is a rod-shaped bacterium that is found in the intestinal tracts of warm-blooded organisms, more commonly that of cattle. Having been first discovered in 1885 by a German bacteriologist named Theodor

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    Escherichia (E-Coli) Escherichia coli, (E. coli) 0157 is a gram negative bacillus rod shaped bacterium it belongs to the Enterobacteriacea family. (Gould, 2011) E. coli 0157 is a member of a large group of bacterial germs that inhibit the intestinal tract of humans and other warm – blooded animals. (Marler, 2011). This bacterium can live in an environment with or without the presence of oxygen. E. coli has been around since the 1800’s. There is one good benefit to E. coli. Studies have found that

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    on the growth of a bacteria called Escherichia coli, also known as E. coli. Background – Microscopic, single celled organisms known as bacteria can be found everywhere. They can be beneficial but they can also be dangerous, such as when they cause infection, which can lead to diseases. Escherichia coli is a germ, or a bacterium, that lives

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    Escherichia Coli (EPEC)

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    Escherichia Coli, or E. coli, resides in the large intestine where it assists digestion and make up essential molecules like Vitamin K. For the most part, E. Coli poses no threat although there are few disease causing strains that can cause mild to severe food poisoning by finding its way into food supply (Timmons, Trzepacz, Duboinis-Gray). Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli, or EPEC, is a strain of diseasing causing E. Coli that is the leading cause of death in children with diarrhea in many parts

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    the results of the non-transformed and changed cells. In its procedure of choice, the bacterial cells should have picked if they ought to allow the ampicillin safe quality, therefore indicating commendable components of quality expression. The Escherichia coli's cells were not changed, there seems to have been an error during the experiment. There should have been a slight change in a way that there should have been a colonial growth design in the bacterial cells that had ampicillin safe plasmid

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    Escherichia Coli is a rod-shaped bacterium that measures approximately 0.5 μm in width by 2 μm in length. It is a Gram-negative bacterium. Its cells stain gram negative because they have a thin cell wall with only one to two layers of peptidoglycan. They live in environments with higher temperatures rather than cooler temperatures. E. coli is said to be the “model organism”. Many microbiologists use these bacteria as a resource for understanding other prokaryotic life and are the most carefully

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    The specimen was processed similarly to case-1. Escherichia coli was grown in aerobic culture, and Bifidobacterium sp. was cultured in anaerobic culture. The identification of Bifidobacterium sp. was done by both MALDI-TOF Vitek MS and Vitek-2. Escherichia coli was found to be Extended spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL) positive and sensitive to Piperacillin+Tazobactam, Cefoperazone+Sulbactam, Imipenem, Meropenem, Amikacin, Gentamicin, Tobramycin, Chloramphenicol, and Cotrimoxazole. Bifidobacterium sp

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    Escherichia coli is a gram-negative bacillus that is facultatively anaerobic and which is classified as part of the Enterobacteriaceae family. It is most commonly found in the lower intestines of warm blooded organisms although it is capable of surviving outside of the host for an extended time and may be spread through contact of infected fecal matter as well as personal contact with an infected host. Several strains of E. coli live in endotherms as part of the normal flora of the gut and provide

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