> Can some one tell me the basic characteristics of e. coli
> - Gram +/-
> - Acid fast +/-
> - Flagella movement
> - Capsule formation
> - Spores
>E. coli is a gram negative rod (bacillus), it is not acid fast, it is
motile, ferments glucose, aerobic, reduces nitrite, does not split urea,
oxidase negative, indole positive (variable), voges-proskauer negative,
ferric chloride negative...
