SEM of E. coli bacteria on Lettuce ©Scimat/Photo Researchers Inc
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Friday, June 3, 2011
E. coli outbreak in Europe
A rare strain of Escherichia coli bacteria has sickened over 2000 people in Germany and resulted in at least 19 deaths. The strain, O104:H4, can cause hemolytic-uremic syndrome even in healthy individuals. The source of the outbreak is still unknown. See a selection of our E. coli-related imagery here.
SEM of E. coli bacteria on Lettuce ©Scimat/Photo Researchers Inc
SEM of E. coli bacteria on Lettuce ©Scimat/Photo Researchers Inc
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