There's tons of non-virulent e. coli living in your small intestine right now... E. coli is a specific species under the Salmonella genus. And neutral bacteria

There's tons of non-virulent e. coli living in your small intestine right now... E. coli is a specific species under the Salmonella genus. And neutral bacteria are great when they help the good bacteria out-compete any virulent strains. I remember being told that only 1% of bacteria are virulent in bacterial phys & metabolism, NIH seems to agree[1]. And that you have 10x as many bacteria on/in your body than you have cells. [1] http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/bacterialinfections.html http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/bacterialinfections.html