Escherichia Coli

  • Genomic Analysis of E. coli Shows Multiple Steps to Evolve New Trait
    Several years ago researchers at Michigan State University (MSU) reported discovering a novel, evolutionary trait in a long-studied population of Escherichia coli, a rod-shaped bacterium commonly found in the lower intestine of mammals. The E. coli added a helping of ...More
    September 21, 2012
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  • Emerging Gastrointestinal Pathogen Linked With Human Fecal Contamination
    A gastrointestinal pathogen associated with fecal contamination was present in 97 of 129 water samples taken from four beaches on the Lake Erie coast of Ohio according to research published in the August issue of Applied and Environmental Microbiology. Substantial numbers ...More
    August 23, 2012
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  • Deadly E. coli Strain Decoded
    The secret to the deadly 2011 E. coli outbreak in Germany has been decoded, thanks to research conducted at Michigan State University. The deadliest E. coli outbreak ever, which caused 54 deaths and sickened more than 3,800 people, was traced to a particularly virulent ...More
    July 26, 2012
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  • La Jolla Institute Identifies Critical Cell in Fighting E. coli Infection
    Despite ongoing public health efforts, E. coli outbreaks continue to infiltrate the food supply, annually causing significant sickness and death throughout the world. But the research community is gaining ground. In a major finding, published today in the scientific journal ...More
    July 16, 2012
    Posted in News
  • Urinary Tract Infections Steal From Hosts' Defense Arsenals
    Humans have known for centuries that copper is a potent weapon against infection. New research shows that the bacteria that cause serious urinary tract infections “know” this, too, and steal copper to prevent the metal from being used against them. ...More
    July 9, 2012
    Posted in News
  • Gut-Throat Competition: Surprising Research on Gut Bacteria
    From tiny villages in developing nations to suburban kitchens in the United States, dangerous strains of E. coli bacteria sicken millions of people each year – and kill untold numbers of children. Now, new research from the University of Michigan Health System gives ...More
    May 10, 2012
    Posted in News
  • Treatment of Intestinal E. Coli Infection With Antibiotic Reduces Duration of Bacterial Carriage
    In the E. coli outbreak in Germany in May 2011, treatment with azithromycin was associated with a lower frequency of long-term carriage of the bacteria and shorter duration of shedding of the bacteria in stool specimens, according to a study in the March 14 issue of JAMA. ...More
    March 13, 2012
    Posted in News
  • Investigators Predict, Confirm How E. coli Bacteria Hijack Cells' Directional Mechanism
    Working in the emerging field of systems biology, UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers mathematically predicted how bacteria that cause food poisoning hijack a cell's sense of direction and then confirmed those predictions in living cells. ...More
    March 1, 2012
    Posted in News
  • Bacterial Toxin Tied to Chronic Urinary Tract Infections
    Researchers from the University of Utah have identified a process by which the most common types of urinary tract infection-causing bacteria are able to trigger bladder cell shedding and disable immune responses. According to this new study, published in the Jan. 19, 2012, ...More
    January 18, 2012
    Posted in News
  • Unique E. coli Protein May Be Not After All
    A bacterial protein recently thought to be a unique mechanism for utilizing iron may not be after all. Researchers from the University of Georgia, the Fellowship for Interpretation of Genomes, the University of Oklahoma and the University of Utah School of Medicine report ...More
    January 4, 2012
    Posted in News
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