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A [[Gram-negative|gram negative]], rod shaped bacterium that is mostly&nbsp;[[coli|harmless]], but some strains&nbsp;can cause serious illness&nbsp;<ref>http://www.cdc.gov/ecoli/general/index.html</ref>. Commonly used in genetic engineering to mass produce proteins by inserting recombinant [[Plasmid|plasmids]]. 

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