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Escherichi coli (E. coli) bacteria provide a good example of gene regulation - E. coli bacteria are genetically encoded to regulate production of enzymes that digest lactose only when lactose is present and no glucose is available.
Edward Bruce Waygood has written: 'The regulation of the pyruvate kinases of Escherichia coli' -- subject(s): Enzymes, Pyruvate, Escherichia coli
Matthew L. Nilles has written: 'Regulation of the acrAB operon of Escherichia coli' -- subject(s): Genetics, Multidrug resistance, Escherichia coli, Gene expression, Operons
Joseph Thomas Wade has written: 'Transcriptional regulation in the Escherichia Coli melibiose eperon'
E. coli poisoning usually occurs from eating food or drinking water contaminated by feces. Only certain strains of E. coli are pathogenic however.
Because E. Coli is short for it's scientific name, Escherichia Coli. And you wouldn't want to have to say that constantly in science class, would you? :)
You can get E. coli poisoning in a few different ways. You can get it from coming into contact with feces, eating infected meat, or swallowing infected water from a pool, lake, or irrigation canal.
E-Coli can get into your belly button and your eye ball. It can even get into your car. You REALLY don't want it in your car. That is the worst place to get it. If you get it in your car you will have to spend like $4565484654654.00 on repairs. Seriously...don't let E-Coli get into your car.
E. coli is "rod" shaped, which is termed "bacillus" in microbiology.
Escherichia coli
Escherichia coli
The full scientific name for E. coli is Escherichia coli.