the following information is not yet verified
Taxonomy
Family: Enterobacteriaceae, genus: Escherichia hermannii
E. albertii
E. coli
E. fergusonii
E. vulneris
Natural habitats
Widely distributed in nature, water, soil, foods and clinical samples.
Clinical significance
Most have been isolated from feces and wounds
the following information is not yet verified
Gram negative rods,
1-3 x 0.5 µm, though their size can be impacted by temperature, growth state, and exposure to antibiotics. They occur singly or in pairs
Facultative anaerobic
BA: colonies are yellow pigmented.
McConkey: growth, lactose fermenter
BBAØ: growth
James Versalovic et al.(2011) Manual of Clinical Microbiology 10th Edition
Karen C. Carrol et al (2019) Manual of Clinical Microbiology, 12th Edition