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Entrez PubMed Nucleotide Protein Genome Structure PMC Taxonomy BioCollections
   
   Entrez records   
Database name Direct links Subtree links Links from type
BioProject 24 24 -
BioSample 317 317 -
GEO DataSets 79 79 -
Identical Protein Groups 4,191 4,191 -
Nucleotide 182 182 -
PubChem BioAssay 48 48 -
PMC 17 17 -
Protein 4,256 4,256 -
SRA 273 273 -
Structure 23 23 -
Taxonomy 1 1 -

Escherichia coli DH5[alpha]

Taxonomy ID: 668369 (for references in articles please use ncbitaxon:668369)
current name
Escherichia coli DH5[alpha]
equivalent:
Escherichia coli str. DH5[alpha]
NCBI BLAST name: enterobacteria
Rank: no rank
Genetic code: Translation table 11 (Bacterial, Archaeal and Plant Plastid)
Other names:
heterotypic synonym Escherichia coli DH5alpha
Lineage(full)
cellular organisms; Bacteria; Pseudomonadati; Pseudomonadota; Gammaproteobacteria; Enterobacterales; Enterobacteriaceae; Escherichia; Escherichia coli

Comments and References:

genome sequence
Determination of the DNA genome sequence of this strain has been or is being determined either in whole or in part.
Chen J et al. (2018)
Chen, J., Li, Y., Zhang, K., and Wang, H. "Whole-genome sequence of phage-resistant strain Escherichia coli DH5[alpha]." Genome Announc. (2018) 6:e00097-18.

External Information Resources (NCBI LinkOut)

LinkOut Subject LinkOut Provider
Escherichia coli type strain (BD-ID 4907) meta-databases BacDive
GOLD: 2 Organisms organism-specific Genomes On Line Database
2645727997: Escherichia coli DH5[alpha] organism-specific Integrated Microbial Genomes
8011494152: Escherichia coli DH5[alpha] organism-specific Integrated Microbial Genomes
8011498891: Escherichia coli DH5 alpha organism-specific Integrated Microbial Genomes
Escherichia coli type strain (SI-ID 14277) meta-databases StrainInfo, Leibniz Institute DSMZ
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Disclaimer: The NCBI taxonomy database is not an authoritative source for nomenclature or classification - please consult the relevant scientific literature for the most reliable information.

Reference: How to cite this resource - Schoch CL, et al. NCBI Taxonomy: a comprehensive update on curation, resources and tools. Database (Oxford). 2020: baaa062. PubMed: 32761142 PMC: PMC7408187.


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