''Escherichia albertii'' is a species of bacterium in the same genus as ''

E. coli ''Escherichia coli'' (),Wells, J. C. (2000) Longman Pronunciation Dictionary. Harlow ngland Pearson Education Ltd. also known as ''E. coli'' (), is a Gram-negative, facultative anaerobic, rod-shaped, coliform bacterium of the genus ''Escher ...

''. It was described in 2003 after being isolated from the

diarrhea Diarrhea, also spelled diarrhoea, is the condition of having at least three loose, liquid, or watery bowel movements each day. It often lasts for a few days and can result in dehydration due to fluid loss. Signs of dehydration often begin wi ...

of Bangladeshi children. Five strains are known. The importance of the species in disease is unclear.

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Type strain of ''Escherichia albertii'' at Bac''Dive'' – the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase
albertii Bacteria described in 2003 {{Enterobacterales-stub