Scientists have looked at the infection process of E. coli to try and develop ways to interfere with it.
Illness-causing E. coli bacteria launch infections by inducing intestinal cells to form tiny structures, called pedestals, which anchor the pathogens in place and help colonies grow.
Experiments on enteropathogenic and enterohemorrhagic
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Researchers reported yesterday that a specific strain of E. coli found in 80 percent of the retail poultry and pork they tested matches the strain found in patients with urinary tract infections. Routine testing at poultry farms, however, does not screen for that strain.
The year-long longitudinal study involved testing
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