April 2020

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Escherichia coli O157:H7 – The Pathogenicity, Symptoms, and Treatment

INTRODUCTION Escherichia coli Escherichia coli, also known as E. coli is a gram-negative, facultatively anaerobic, rod-shaped, coliform bacterium of the genus Escherichia that is commonly found in the lower intestine of warm-blooded organisms (endotherms). Most E. coli strains are harmless, but some serotypes can cause severe food poisoning in their hosts, and are occasionally responsible

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