Escherichia coli O157:H7

Serotype of the bacteria Escherichia coli
Taxon serotype Q878402
Escherichia coli O157:H7
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Escherichia coli O157:H7

Summary

Escherichia coli O157:H7 is a serotype[1]. It draws 673 Wikipedia views per month (serotype category, ranking #1 of 4).[2]

Key Facts

  • Escherichia coli O157:H7's instance of is recorded as serotype[3].
  • Escherichia coli O157:H7's instance of is recorded as enterohemorrhagic[4].
  • Escherichia coli O157:H7 belongs to the parent taxon Escherichia coli[5].
  • Escherichia coli O157:H7's scientific name is Escherichia coli O157:H7[6].
  • Escherichia coli O157:H7's ICD-9-CM is recorded as 008.04[7].
  • Escherichia coli O157:H7's health specialty is recorded as infectious diseases[8].
  • Escherichia coli O157:H7's genome size is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25376902', 'amount': '+5.59'}[9].
  • Escherichia coli O157:H7's Gram staining is recorded as gram-negative bacteria[10].

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Classification

Escherichia coli O157:H7's scientific name is Escherichia coli O157:H7[6]. It belongs to the parent taxon Escherichia coli[5].

Identifiers

Escherichia coli O157:H7's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 83334[11].

Why It Matters

Escherichia coli O157:H7 draws 673 Wikipedia views per month (serotype category, ranking #1 of 4).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[12] It is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.[13]

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [12] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [13] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Gram staining gram-negative bacteria
    Parent taxon Escherichia coli
    Namuwiki id O157
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