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A [[Gram-negative|gram negative]], rod shaped bacterium that is mostly [[ | A [[Gram-negative|gram negative]], rod shaped bacterium that is mostly [[Coli|harmless]], but some strains can cause serious illness <ref>http://www.cdc.gov/ecoli/general/index.html</ref>. Commonly used in genetic engineering to mass produce proteins by inserting recombinant [[Plasmid|plasmids]].<br> | ||
=== References === | See [[Escherichia_coli|Escherichia coli]] for more details. | ||
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Revision as of 01:30, 15 October 2013
A gram negative, rod shaped bacterium that is mostly harmless, but some strains can cause serious illness [1]. Commonly used in genetic engineering to mass produce proteins by inserting recombinant plasmids.
See Escherichia coli for more details.