Is Escherichia coli a symbiotic bacteria?

Symbiotic means- involving interaction between two different organisms living in close physical association. it is a mutually beneficial association . Escherichia coli , lives in human intestine and feed on undigested matter , checks the growth of putrefying bacteria and product large amount of vitamin B,K. read more

While humans and E. coli maintain a symbiotic relationship in which E. coli inhabits the gut, some strains of the bacteria, specifically E. coli O157:H7, can cause serious illness and even death when ingested. read more

E. coli is the type species of the genus (Escherichia) and in turn Escherichia is the type genus of the family Enterobacteriaceae, where the family name does not stem from the genus Enterobacter +"i" (sic.) +"aceae", but from"enterobacterium" +"aceae" (enterobacterium being not a genus, but an alternative trivial name to enteric bacterium). read more

When the researchers placed E. coli, a non-symbiont, in the same condition, they obtained interesting results. As time passed, E. coli became bound to the glass surface, unable to move. By contrast, no Burkholderia cells were observed to be similarly immobilized. read more