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Does E. Coli have a cell wall?


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E. coli:

  1. Escherichia coli (E.coli) is a gram-negative, rod-shaped, and facultative anaerobe.
  2. It is found in the lower intestine of warm-blooded animals.
  3. Some of these strains cause serious food poisoning.
  4. E.coli is an indicator of fecal contamination.
  5. E.coli is surrounded by a complex cell wall and is made of a lipid bilayer with a periplasmic space in between.
  6. They also play role in protection, locomotion, and energy production.

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