Escherichia albertii

Escherichia albertii is a species of bacterium in the same genus as E. coli. It was described in 2003 after being isolated from the diarrhea of Bangladeshi children.[1] Five strains are known. The importance of the species in disease is unclear.[2]

Escherichia albertii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Bacteria
Phylum: Pseudomonadota
Class: Gammaproteobacteria
Order: Enterobacterales
Family: Enterobacteriaceae
Genus: Escherichia
Species:
E. albertii
Binomial name
Escherichia albertii
(Huys et al. 2003)

References

  1. Huys, Geert; Cnockaert, Margo; Janda, J. Michael; Swings, Jean (2003). "Escherichia albertii sp. nov., a diarrhoeagenic species isolated from stool specimens of Bangladeshi children". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 53 (3): 807โ€“810. doi:10.1099/ijs.0.02475-0. PMID 12807204.
  2. Abbott, S. L.; O'Connor, J.; Robin, T.; Zimmer, B. L.; Janda, J. M. (2003). "Biochemical Properties of a Newly Described Escherichia Species, Escherichia albertii". Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 41 (10): 4852โ€“4854. doi:10.1128/JCM.41.10.4852-4854.2003. PMC 254372. PMID 14532241.


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