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  2. Pathogenic Escherichia coli - Wikipedia

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    E. coli (EIEC) found only in humans Bloody or nonbloody EIEC infection causes a syndrome that is identical to shigellosis, with profuse diarrhea and high fever. Enterohemorrhagic E. coli (EHEC) found in humans, cattle, and goats Bloody or nonbloody The most infamous member of this pathotype is strain O157:H7, which causes bloody diarrhea and no ...

  3. Enteroaggregative Escherichia coli - Wikipedia

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    Enteroaggregative Escherichia coli (EAEC or EAggEC) are a pathotype of Escherichia coli which cause acute and chronic diarrhea in both the developed and developing world. [1] [2] They may also cause urinary tract infections. [2] EAEC are defined by their "stacked-brick" pattern of adhesion to the human laryngeal epithelial cell line HEp-2. [3]

  4. Escherichia coli - Wikipedia

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    Escherichia coli (/ ˌ ɛ ʃ ə ˈ r ɪ k i ə ˈ k oʊ l aɪ / ESH-ə-RIK-ee-ə KOH-lye) [1] [2] is a gram-negative, facultative anaerobic, rod-shaped, coliform bacterium of the genus Escherichia that is commonly found in the lower intestine of warm-blooded organisms.

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

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    Referred to as E. coli O157:H7 or Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC), this strain of E. coli can be particularly dangerous and even life-threatening. The primary sources of STEC outbreaks are ...

  6. What to know about deadly McDonald's E. coli outbreak

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    What to know about E. coli symptoms, recovery. Although most E. coli bacteria are harmless and are part of a healthy intestinal tract, some strains of the bacteria can make people sick, according ...

  7. Small intestinal bacterial overgrowth - Wikipedia

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    Treatment strategies should focus on identifying and correcting the root causes, where possible, resolving nutritional deficiencies, and administering antibiotics. This is especially important for patients with indigestion and malabsorption. [4] Although whether antibiotics should be a first line treatment is a matter of debate.

  8. Shigatoxigenic and verotoxigenic Escherichia coli - Wikipedia

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    [2] [failed verification] The ones that do are collectively known as enterohemorrhagic E. coli (EHEC) and are major causes of foodborne illness. When infecting the large intestine of humans, they often cause gastroenteritis , enterocolitis , and bloody diarrhea (hence the name "enterohemorrhagic") and sometimes cause a severe complication ...

  9. 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 ...