Food safety inspections are being scaled back and the public was not notified after an investigation into E. coli ...

Enterotoxigenic E. coli infection can be prevented by vaccinating the mothers a month before they calve down. The vaccine ...

The E. coli bacteria that ravaged Colton’s kidneys was a genetic match to the strain that killed one person and sickened nearly 90 people in 15 states last fall. Federal health agencies investigated ...

A protein called PriC allows DNA replication to proceed in Escherichia coli when the complex that usually initiates this process is compromised.

Last November, 9-year-old Colton George became sick and nearly died after eating a salad, which was tainted with E. coli. He ...

Food safety inspections are being scaled back and the public was not notified after an investigation into E. coli ...

Radiation effect on isolated microorganisms indicated that 7 kGy was effective to eliminate both Staphylococcus aureus and Micrococcus luteus; 3 kGy, 2 kGy and 1 kGy for Escherichia coli, ...

ETEC = enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli; LT = heat-labile toxin; ST = heat-stable toxin. *Data is derived from a review of publications, from 1966 to 1999, issued by the World Health Organization ...

In developing countries diarrheal disease is one of the leading causes of mortality and morbidity in children, with enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) being the most common enteropathogen ...

Enteropatogenic Escherichia coli (EPEC) and shigatoxigenic E. coli (STEC), are generally poultry and poultry product isolate and can cause serious human infections. Many strains may become resistant ...