EVERYDAY SCIENCE

SCIENCE

VIRUS AND BACTERIA

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
E. coli is a member of this domain
A
Animalia
B
Archaea
C
Bacteria
D
Fungi
E
Protists
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -coli: Domain: Bacteria, Kingdom: Eubacteria, Phylum: Proteobacteria, Class: Gammaproteobacteria, Order: Enterobacteriales, Family: Enterobacteriaceae, Genus: Escherichia, Species: E. coli.

Detailed explanation-2: -Domain and Kingdom: Escherichia coli fits into the domain and kingdom of Bacteria because members of this group are unicellular microorganisms.

Detailed explanation-3: -Escherichia coli is classified taxonomically in the genus Escherichia (named after its discoverer Theodor Escherich), family Enterobacteriaceae, order Enterobacteriales, class Gammaproteobacteria, phylum Proteobacteria.

Detailed explanation-4: -coli is a coliform, Gram-negative bacteria and not archaea.

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