Ailment Anaerobes Anaerobic Anatomical Anatomy Bacilli Bacillus Bacteria Bacterial Bacterial Forms Bacteriology Bacterial Habitat Bacterium Biological Biology Body Cause Cell Cell Extension Cell Structure Cellular Concept Cytology Cytoplasm Cytoplasmic Cytoskeleton Diarrhea Disease Disorder E Coli E Coli E Coli Electron Micrograph EM Enterobacteria Enterobacteriaceae Enterobacteriales Escherichia Escherichia Coli Eubacteria Facultative Anaerobic Facultatively Anaerobic Fimbria Flagella Flagellum Gram Negative Gram Negative Gram Negative Bacteria Hospital Acquired Human Illness Infection Life Science Medical Medicine Microbiology Micrograph Micrography Microscopy Monera Multiple Negative Nonpathogenic Nosocomial Organ System Pathogen Pathogenic Pathogenic Adherence Polar Prokaryote Prokaryotes Prokaryotae Protoplasm Rod Strain Symptom TEM Transmission Electron Transmission Travel Traveler Urinary Urinary System Urinary Tract Electron micrograph of Escherichia coli E coli mag 3515x at 24 x 36 mm E coli is a gram negative facultatively anaerobic rod prokaryote with multiple polar flagella and fimbriae Most strains are nonpathogenic but some strains can cause urinary tract infections traveler s diarrhea and nosocomial infections