E.coli

E.coli is the abbreviated name of the bacterium in the Family Enterobacteriaceae named Escherichia coli (John C. Brown, 1995, Source #1). The name Escherichia coli comes from the name of the person who in 1885 first isolated and characterized this bacterium. E.coli generally live in the intestines of mammals and most are harmless. In fact, they help us in digesting our food. But there is one E.coli strain (type) that is harmful if infected with. …

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