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Regrettably, most folks only are aware of EHEC strain of E. coli [0]. Other strains of E. coli are a workhorse in the lab and are harmless. [0] https://www.hop
by jszymborski 3y ago
Regrettably, most folks only are aware of EHEC strain of E. coli [0]. Other strains of E. coli are a workhorse in the lab and are harmless.
[0] https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/conditions-and-diseases/enterohemorrhagic-escherichia-coli https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/conditions-and-diseas...
- dekhn 3y agoI was thinking of O-157 (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Escherichia_coli_O157:H7 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Escherichia_coli_O157:H7) as it was associated with ground beef contamination back in the 90s.
- jszymborski 3y agoSo I made an error in calling EHEC a strain, rather, it's an umbrella for all E. coli that produce Shiga toxin and cause human disease. The best known strain in this category is O-157:H7. Of course, I may have made some errors, my background is in biochem not microbio. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shigatoxigenic_and_verotoxigenic_Escherichia_coli?wprov=sfla1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shigatoxigenic_and_verotoxigen...