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What are Escherichia coli?

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What are Escherichia coli?

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A particularly virulent strain of E. coli can cause severe, bloody diarrhea, kidney failure. and even death. Most cases of E. coli trace back to undercooked ground meat. Although it is not always possible to prevent food poisoning, knowing how E. coli spreads and how to handle food safely can help you avoid infections. Escherichia coli is the abbreviated name for the bacterium in the family Enterobacteriaceae. Interestingly, E. coli is normally is already present in a newborn infant’s intestines, along with lactobacilli and enterococci, representing the most abundant bacterial flora. The organisms which happily inhabit the intestinal tract as normal flora are enteric bacteria, named after the Greek word enterikos, which pertains to the intestine. The name Escherichia comes from the name of the person Escherich, who isolated and characterized this bacterium first. The presence of Escherichia coli and other kinds of bacteria within our intestines is necessary for us to develop and operat

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