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E. coli is the abbreviated name of the bacterium Escherichia coli is one of the most abundant microorganisms in Human intestines.

According to the definitive text, which categorizes bacteria, Bergey's Manual, E. coli belongs to the gram negative gamma subgroup (as H. influenzae and S. oneidensis) Enterobacteriales (after Greek's word enterikos - intestine), genus XIII Escherichia. The name Escherichia comes from the name of T. Escherich, who in 1885 first isolated and characterized E. coli. E. coli is constantly on the news because of multiple cases of contamination with it, which causes life-threatening disease in infants and children. For years E. coli serves both as one of the most favorite model organisms and one of the most valuable research tools for the biomedical community. Nobel Price Winner J. Mono once wrote that "Once we understand the biology of Escherichia coli, we will understand the biology of an elephant".