Science news articles about 'e coli'

... . However, a recent study completed by researchers at Northeastern University in Boston found high concentrations of E. coli bacteria in the Charles River after a long ...

Consumers in Alberta are being warned not to eat ground beef sold in January at Paradise Halal Meat Market in Edmonton because it may be contaminated with E. coli O157: H7.

E. coli O157:H7 is generally associated with cattle, but Fod Safety Consortium researchers at Iowa ...

ATLANTA (AP) -- An E. coli outbreak traced to recalled beef in Michigan and Ohio has spawned cases in three other states, U.S. health officials said Tuesday....

... questions with the hope of finding general answers. With E. coli we can come quite close: this tiny ... Jacques Monod put it, "What is true for E. coli is true for the elephant," and also true for us ...

... and unique DNA binding property of a protein in E. coli. Penny J. Beuning, Assistant Professor in the Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, spent ... double and single-stranded DNA binding of E. coli DNA polymerase III alpha ...

... infections or reduce the severity of symptoms caused by E. coli or Salmonella. Other foods that were shown to have a beneficial ... to the conclusion that they may have a part to play in preventing certain E. coli and Salmonella from latching onto the host ...

... of fresh ground beef it sold since June 2 due to potential contamination with E. coli bacteria ...

(AP) -- An E. coli outbreak linked to a restaurant in northeastern Oklahoma has sickened more than 200 people and killed at least one person, state health officials said Tuesday.

DENVER, Sept. 23 (UPI) -- Health officials in Colorado are investigating the death of a 3-year-old boy who contracted E. coli poisoning.

EAST LANSING, Mich., Sept. 27 (UPI) -- Health officials said it appears an E. coli outbreak that sickened a number of Michigan State University students is linked to bagged lettuce.

... Hospital in southwestern Ontario is demanding an investigation into delays in warning his hospital about possible E. coli contamination in lettuce served to patients ...

OTTAWA, Oct. 6 (UPI) -- The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says it's investigating a link between a U.S. E. coli outbreak and two possible cases in Southern Ontario.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 (UPI) -- A Vermont meat packer has recalled about 2,758 pounds of ground beef because it may be contaminated with E. coli, federal officials said Thursday.

... University of Alberta researcher has found a possible treatment for the E.coli strain that killed seven people ... that binds a naturally-occurring protein in the body with the E.coli toxin, preventing it from affecting the kidneys ...