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*Date:  9/7/2017
*Soil Collection Date & time:  9/7/2017 @ 10:00 AM
*Time:  10:00 AM
 
*Conditions: no recent rain  
*Conditions Present at time of soil collection:  
*Temperature: 71 degrees F
**no recent rain  
**Temperature was 71 degrees F
 
*Soil sample was retrieved at a depth of roughly 6-8 inches
 
*Description of Area:
**Pond and creek area
**Moderate erosion
**Lots of wildlife (saw a coyote when collecting sample)
**Area was damp and wet (close to creek bed)
**Area gets roughly 1/2 day of sunlight everyday


==Description and Significance==
==Description and Significance==

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Classification

  • Domain: Bacteria
  • Phylum: Proteobacteria
  • Class: Gammaproteobacteria
  • Order: Enterobacterales
  • Family: Enterobacteriaceae

Species

  • Escherichia coli
  • NCBI Link: Escherichia coli Taxonomy: [1]

Habitat Information

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  • Soil Collection Date & time: 9/7/2017 @ 10:00 AM
  • Conditions Present at time of soil collection:
    • no recent rain
    • Temperature was 71 degrees F
  • Soil sample was retrieved at a depth of roughly 6-8 inches
  • Description of Area:
    • Pond and creek area
    • Moderate erosion
    • Lots of wildlife (saw a coyote when collecting sample)
    • Area was damp and wet (close to creek bed)
    • Area gets roughly 1/2 day of sunlight everyday

Description and Significance

  • Colonial Appearance:
    • Shape: Circular
    • Margin: Entire
    • Elevation: Raised
    • Size: Punctiform, small
    • Texture: Smooth
    • Appearance: Shiny
    • Pigmentation: Non-pigmented / colorless
    • Optical Property: Translucent

Describe the appearance (colonial and cellular), possible antimicrobial activity etc. of the organism, and why the organism might be significant.

Genome Structure

  • E. coli has only one circular chromosome

Describe the size and content of the genome. How many chromosomes? Circular or linear? Other interesting features? What is known about its sequence? Include S Ribosomal sequence that you obtained from PCR and sequencing here.

Cell Structure, Metabolism and Life Cycle

Interesting features of cell structure; how it gains energy; what important molecules it produces.

Physiology and Pathogenesis

Biochemical characteristics, enzymes made, other characteristics that may be used to identify the organism; contributions to environment (if any).
If relevant, how does this organism cause disease? Human, animal, plant hosts? Virulence factors, as well as patient symptoms.

References

[Sample reference] Takai, K., Sugai, A., Itoh, T., and Horikoshi, K. "Palaeococcus ferrophilus gen. nov., sp. nov., a barophilic, hyperthermophilic archaeon from a deep-sea hydrothermal vent chimney". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 2000. Volume 50. p. 489-500.

Author

Page authored by Jennifer Jordan and Denise Zamarrippa, student of Prof. Kristine Hollingsworth at Austin Community College.