Thread: Longest lived empires/states in history. 1 out of 1 members found this post helpful. Many lists have been written about the most long-lived empires or states in the history of mankind and oddly enough nobody seems to agree on the ranking.
E. coli is a Gram-negative (bacteria which do not retain crystal violet dye), facultative anaerobic (that makes ATP by aerobic respiration if oxygen is present, but is capable of switching to fermentation or anaerobic respiration if oxygen is absent) and nonsporulating bacterium.
E. coli, or Escherichia coli, is a type of bacterium that is naturally present in the intestines of humans and animals where it does not usually cause any problems. However, there are certain types (or strains) of Escherichia coli that can cause poisoning.Escherichia coli O157:H7 (or E. coli O157:H7) is one such strain, and it has been responsible for several E. coli outbreaks in the US, Canada, Spain, France, Germany, Japan and the UK since 1982.owever, there are certain types (or strains) of Escherichia coli that can cause poisoning. Escherichia coli O157:H7 (or E. coli O157:H7) is one such strain, and it has been responsible for several E. coli outbreaks in the US, Canada, Spain, France, Germany, Japan and the UK since 1982.