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  2. Vaccine targeting common gut bacteria E.coli could help ...

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    The bacteria, E. coli, is commonly found in the human gut. Most strains of E. coli are harmless; however, if the bacterium gets into the bloodstream due to a weakened immune system it can cause ...

  3. Escherichia coli - Wikipedia

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    E. coli is a chemoheterotroph whose chemically defined medium must include a source of carbon and energy. [16] E. coli is the most widely studied prokaryotic model organism, and an important species in the fields of biotechnology and microbiology, where it has served as the host organism for the majority of work with recombinant DNA. Under ...

  4. Gut microbiota - Wikipedia

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    Escherichia coli, one of the many species of bacteria present in the human gut. Gut microbiota, gut microbiome, or gut flora are the microorganisms, including bacteria, archaea, fungi, and viruses, that live in the digestive tracts of animals. [1] [2] The gastrointestinal metagenome is the aggregate of all the genomes of the gut microbiota.

  5. E. coli Is Everywhere Right Now—What Is It & How Do You Know ...

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    E. coli lives on the surface of the meat, so when it’s ground up, it gets distributed throughout the meat. If the meat is not ground up, the cooking process will kill any bacteria on the outside ...

  6. Coliform bacteria - Wikipedia

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    Escherichia coli have an incubation period of 12–72 hours with the optimal growth temperature being 37 °C. Unlike the general coliform group, E. coli are almost exclusively of fecal origin and their presence is thus an effective confirmation of fecal contamination. Most strains of E. coli are harmless, but some can cause serious illness in ...

  7. Are onions safe to eat after the E. coli outbreak? What you ...

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    Like many fresh produce items, onions can become contaminated with E. coli if they are exposed to contaminated water or soil during growing, harvesting or processing, said Sarah Heckler, a ...

  8. Wound licking - Wikipedia

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    A cat with an Elizabethan collar Lick granuloma from excessive licking. It has been long observed that the licking of their wounds by dogs might be beneficial. Indeed, a dog's saliva is bactericidal against the bacteria Escherichia coli and Streptococcus canis, although not against coagulase-positive Staphylococcus or Pseudomonas aeruginosa. [34]

  9. Number of illnesses tied to McDonald's E. coli outbreak ...

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    Escherichia coli (E. coli) is bacteria found in the intestines of humans and animals. Some types, like E. coli O157:H7, can produce powerful toxins that can cause severe and potentially deadly ...