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Escherichia coli
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Human-origin
Where this strain was first isolated, curated from the literature and culture-collection catalogs. It describes provenance only — not suitability, and not benefit.
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Sequenced
Whether a public genome assembly is linked for this strain. Without one the genome screens cannot run. It is not a verdict on the organism.
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Public genome assembly available
Escherichia coli is a highly diverse bacterial species found naturally in the human gut, where most strains are commensal, meaning they coexist with their host without causing harm. While certain specialized strains (such as Nissle 1917) have been studied as probiotics, no strain-specific clinical or laboratory evidence is indexed for this entry. The species as a whole spans a wide spectrum from harmless gut residents to pathogenic strains responsible for foodborne illness, and health-relevant properties differ at the individual strain level rather than for the species broadly.
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