E. coli, short for Escherichia coli, is a type of bacteria that can mess with your gut or urinary tract. Depending on the ...

Thus organisms capable of lactose fermentation such as Escherichia coli, form bright pinky-red colonies (plate pictured on the left here). MacConkey agar is commonly used to differentiate between the ...

A new study shows that a kind of E. coli most associated with 'travelers' diarrhea' and children in underdeveloped areas of the world causes more severe disease in people with blood type A.

he is acutely aware of the danger presented by this strain of E. coli to organs like the kidneys. The damage is done when toxins target tiny blood vessels and the body's ability to transfer oxygen ...

and then took blood and urine samples from people hospitalized for urinary tract infections in the area at the same time. It took 10 years to parse the data, including tracking the E. coli’s ...

People who contract gastroenteritis from drinking water contaminated with E coli are at an increased risk of developing high blood pressure, kidney problems and heart disease in later life ...