| Escherichia albertii | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Kingdom: | Pseudomonadati |
| Phylum: | Pseudomonadota |
| Class: | Gammaproteobacteria |
| Order: | Enterobacterales |
| Family: | Enterobacteriaceae |
| Tribe: | Escherichieae |
| Genus: | Escherichia |
| Species: | E. albertii |
| Binomial name | |
| Escherichia albertii (Huys et al. 2003) | |
Escherichia albertii is a Gram-negative species of bacteria within the same genus as E. coli . It was recognised to cause disease after being isolated from the stools of children with diarrhea in Bangladesh, [1] [2] and was originally thought to be Hafnia alvei based on biochemical assays. [1] The bacterium was reclassified in 2003 as a novel species based on its genetic features, [3] [4] and was named E. albertii in honour of the microbiologist who first described the species. [5] E. albertii differs from typical E. coli in being nonmotile and unable to ferment lactose.
As a human gastrointestinal pathogen, E. albertii is often linked to food- or water-borne outbreaks of disease, [6] [7] and can cause sporadic cases of bacteraemia. [8] The species may be misidentified as Enteropathogenic E. coli due to its production of intimin. [9] [10] It is also responsible for disease or subclinical infection in domestic and wild birds, where it may be a reservoir for human disease. [6] [11] [12] [13]