Is E Coli Peritrichous?

Escherichia coli is a non-spore-forming, Gram-negative bacterium, usually motile by peritrichous flagella.

Is E. coli italicized?

Always use italics to write E. coli. Always use a single space after the dot (i.e. before "coli") in E.

Is E. coli heterotrophic or autotrophic?

E. coli are normally heterotrophs—organisms that ingesting organic compounds such as glucose for food—but the new study shows that they can be turned into autotrophs that consume carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and turn it into biomass.