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E. coli

E. coli is a common bacterium that can affect anyone.  Most of the time a healthy person that has been affected can recover, but there are certain strains of the bacterium that can be much more serious.  The Mayo Clinic provides information about E. coli, particularly the mre dangerous strains of E. coli and the complications that come along with those strains.

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E. coli, E coli, Escherichia coli, O157:H7
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Material Type:
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Date Added to MERLOT:
June 12, 2011
Date Modified in MERLOT:
June 29, 2012
Author:
Mayo Clinic Staff, Mayo Clinic
Submitter:
Jim Bidlack
Primary Audience:
High School, College General Ed, College Lower Division, College Upper Division, Graduate School, Professional
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Website
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Language:
English
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Jim Bidlack
Jim Bidlack (Faculty)
5 years ago

Great for learning about the causes and effects of E. Coli. very interesting information including all the information as to what types of foods and water can be contaminated with E. coli.

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