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E. Coli Infections

Compound in Apples Inhibits E. coli O157:H7

A compound that is abundant in apples and strawberries inhibits the highly pathogenic E. coli O157:H7 biofilms while sparing a beneficial strain of E. coli that also forms biofilms in the human gut, according to a paper in the December 2011 issue of the journal Infection ...More
December 16, 2011
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Ready-to-Bake Cookie Dough is Not Ready-to-Eat, Study Finds

The investigation of a 2009 multistate outbreak of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC), an important cause of bacterial gastrointestinal illness, led to a new culprit: ready-to-bake commercial prepackaged cookie dough. Published in Clinical Infectious Diseases and ...More
December 9, 2011
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Researchers Gain Insights Into the Genomic Anatomy of Escherichia coli O157:H7 Outbreaks

A team of academic and government scientists from the United States published data presenting the genomic blueprints and outbreak dynamics of the human pathogen Escherichia coli O157:H7 in previously unprecedented detail. Enterohemorrhagic E. coli of the serotype O157:H7 is ...More
December 1, 2011
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Report Answers Questions About E. coli

It has been the cause of infamous international foodborne disease outbreaks and yet it is the most studied bacterium in science, an essential part of the human digestive tract, and a backbone of the biotech industry. To enhance public understanding of the bacterium ...More
November 16, 2011
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UTHealth Student Earns Fellowships to Research Major Source of Bacterial Infections

A doctoral student at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) has been awarded two research fellowships to study the spread of E. coli, a hard-to-treat bacterium that can lead to food poisoning. Jennifer Juarez received fellowships from the ...More
September 21, 2011
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University of Maryland Institute for Genome Sciences Cracks Code of German E. coli Outbreak

A team led by University of Maryland School of Medicine Institute for Genome Sciences researchers has unraveled the genomic code of the E. coli bacterium that caused the ongoing deadly outbreak in Germany that began in May 2011. To date, 53 people have died in the outbreak ...More
July 27, 2011
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IV Fluids May Reduce Severity of Kidney Failure in Kids with E. coli Infection

Infection with E. coli bacteria can wreak havoc in children, leading to bloody diarrhea, fever and kidney failure. But giving children intravenous fluids early in the course of an E. coli O157:H7 infection appears to lower the odds of developing severe kidney failure, ...More
July 25, 2011
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Research Suggests New Strategy for Preventing E. Coli Infection

The recent outbreak of E. coli infection in Germany has put a potentially fatal bacterium back on everyone’s radar screen. While some researchers are looking for a better way to treat the disease, professor Debora Foster of the Department of Chemistry and Biology at Ryerson ...More
July 8, 2011
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Team Collaborates on Sequence Data for German E. Coli Outbreak

Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc. announces that it has completed a de novo sequence assembly of the Escherichia coli O104:H4 strain responsible for the recent outbreak in Germany using its Single Molecule Real Time (SMRT™) technology, and sequenced 11 related ...More
July 7, 2011
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WHO Update: E. coli Cases Declining

The World Health Organization (WHO) announced today that the number of reported cases of hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS)/enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli (EHEC) has declined significantly. In Germany, the daily numbers of reported cases have steadily decreased since they ...More
June 21, 2011
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