PROTEOBACTERIA >> Gamma >> Escherichia >> Escherichia hermannii
ESCHERICHIA HERMANNII
| Class: | Gamma Proteobacteria |
| Genus: | Escherichia |
| Species: | Escherichia hermannii |
| Description: | This microbe is a Gram negative rod-shaped bacterium commonly found in the wounds and feces of warm-blooded animals. The rods occur singly or in pairs and can be motile by peritrichous flagella. Before being recognized as a unique species, isolates were known as Enteric Group 11. Growth occurs optimally at 35-37 C. It is primarily an opportunistic pathogen (only causes disease in weakened hosts). Reported diseases include septicemia, purulent conjunctivitis, periodontal lesions, neonatal brain infections, meningitis, and wound infection. |
| Synonyms: | na |
| Source: | Wounds and feces of warm-blooded animals. |
| Pathogenicity: | It is primarily an opportunistic pathogen (only causes disease in weakened hosts). |
| Genbank: | NZ_BAFF00000000.1 [Genome] [Nucleotide] |
| Size (Mb): | 4.5 |
| GC %: | 54.1 |
| Genes: | 4161 |
| CDS Number: | 4025 |
| Reference: | Brenner, D. J., Davis, B. R., Steigerwalt, A. G., Riddle, G. F., McWhorter, A. S. S., Farmer, J. J., Saitoh, J., Fanning, G. R. (1982). Atypical biogroups of Escherichia coli found in clinical specimens and description of Escherichia hermannii sp. nov. J.Clin.Microbiol. 15 : 703-713 . 2.Bergey's Manual of Determinative Bacteriology (9th Edition,p.210,Table 5.2).Edited by John G. Holt,The Williams & Wilkins Co.. |
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