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    Escherichia coli, or E. coli for short, is a Gram-negative, rod-shaped bacteria that is a normal inhabitant of the lower gastrointestinal tract of warm-blooded animals. Scientists estimate that E. coli first evolved between 120 and 160 million years ago, about the same time as the appearance of mammals. It is likely that E. coli has been living in the colons of mammals for the entire history of both groups. Further evidence for this symbiosis is the relatively rare ability of E. coli to utilize

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    Escherichia coli, or E. coli for short, is a Gram-negative, rod-shaped bacteria that is a normal inhabitant of the lower gastrointestinal tract of warm-blooded animals. Scientists estimate that E. coli first evolved between 120 and 160 million years ago, about the same time as the appearance of mammals. It is likely that E. coli has been living in the colons of mammals for the entire history of both groups. Further evidence for this symbiosis is the relatively rare ability of E. coli to utilize

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    Escherichia coli, or E. coli for short, is a Gram-negative, rod-shaped bacteria that is a normal inhabitant of the lower gastrointestinal tract of warm-blooded animals. Scientists estimate that E. coli first evolved between 120 and 160 million years ago, about the same time as the appearance of mammals. It is likely that E. coli has been living in the colons of mammals for the entire history of both groups. Further evidence for this symbiosis is the relatively rare ability of E. coli to utilize

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    Model organism:

    E. coli
    Characteristics of
    E. coli:
    • E. coli is a single-celled
    organism.
    • E. coli is able to reproduce
    and grow very rapidly,
    doubling its population
    about every 20 minutes.
    • E. coli can survive in
    variable growth
    conditions.
    • Most naturally occurring
    strains of E. coli are
    harmless.
    • E. coli can be genetically
    manipulated very easily.
    • an excellent host for producing
    various proteins, and was one
    of the first organisms to have
    its genome sequenced, in
    1997
    References
    • https://guides.library.harvard.edu/c.php?g=3103
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    RogIMG8Eh2KwB38Ub8p7EZRU2Kp_oWW3SR
    yO1rZo54
    • https://study.com/academy/lesson/escherichia-
    coli-e-coli-as-a-model-organism-or-host-
    cell.html?fbclid=IwAR1t8Y0n4t_wWhnOv8XImey
    n76NlJ_CXpMtqwaxnybioNuv--MmXoxR0Nyw

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