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E. coli Escherichia coli bacteria undergoing cytokinesis in the final stage of binary fission (scanning electron micrograph; magnified 21,674 times). Escherichia coli Escherichia coli bacteria grown in pure culture on EMB (eosin methylene blue) agar. Escherichia coli and other organisms that cause urinary tract infections can be isolated and identified from urine samples using laboratory culture techniques. E. coli catabolism in E. coli
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Escherichia coli bacteria undergoing cytokinesis in the final stage of binary fission (scanning electron micrograph; magnified 21,674 times).
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Escherichia coli bacteria grown in pure culture on EMB (eosin methylene blue) agar.
Escherichia coli and other organisms that cause urinary tract infections can be isolated and identified from urine samples using laboratory culture techniques.
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catabolism in E. coli
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