Escherichia fergusonii
| Escherichia fergusonii | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Kingdom: | Pseudomonadati |
| Phylum: | Pseudomonadota |
| Class: | Gammaproteobacteria |
| Order: | Enterobacterales |
| Family: | Enterobacteriaceae |
| Tribe: | Escherichieae |
| Genus: | Escherichia |
| Species: | E. fergusonii |
| Binomial name | |
| Escherichia fergusonii Farmer et al. 1985 | |
Escherichia fergusonii is a Gram-negative, rod-shaped species of bacterium. Closely related to the well-known species Escherichia coli, E. fergusonii was first isolated from samples of human blood. The species is named for American microbiologist William W. Ferguson.