Escherichia coli replicates in one plane and is a rod-shaped bacteria. it is a bacterium normally found in the intestine of huma
ns as part of our normal flora. in some cases, e. coli can also cause disease. you collect a fecal sample to identify whether the patient has
e. coli in his/her intestine. under the microscope you find a single-celled organism that is approximately 10 micrometers in size. this is approximately the same size a human white blood cell. true or false. based on this information, the identified cell could be
e. coli.
<span>False. E.coli is generally about 2 micrometers in size compared to white blood cells which are around 13 micrometers in size. Also, white blood cells have a characteristic segmented nucleus with two to five lobes joined by fine strands of chromatin.</span>
