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E. coli Escherichia coli bacteria undergoing cytokinesis in the final stage of binary fission (scanning electron micrograph; magnified 21,674 times). Escherichia coli Escherichia coli bacteria grown in pure culture on EMB (eosin methylene blue) agar. Escherichia coli and other organisms that cause urinary tract infections can be isolated and identified from urine samples using laboratory culture techniques. E. coli catabolism in E. coli
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A dangerous E. coli strain has emerged; a small mutation may explain its rise • May 15, 2025, 6:20 AM ET (Ars Technica)
An E. coli link to bowel cancer in younger patients • May 5, 2025, 1:31 AM ET (The Star)
UC San Diego scientists link childhood E. coli toxin to rise in early-onset colon cancer • Apr. 26, 2025, 2:26 AM ET (Jerusalem Post)
Tamil Nadu bans raw-egg mayonnaise over Salmonella and E. Coli fears • Apr. 24, 2025, 11:41 PM ET (The Indian Express)

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Escherichia coli bacteria undergoing cytokinesis in the final stage of binary fission (scanning electron micrograph; magnified 21,674 times).
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Escherichia coli bacteria grown in pure culture on EMB (eosin methylene blue) agar.
Escherichia coli and other organisms that cause urinary tract infections can be isolated and identified from urine samples using laboratory culture techniques.
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catabolism in E. coli
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