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Backgrounder: The Symptoms of E. Coli

By Steven HofferAug 30th 2010 – 11:11AM

(Aug. 30) -- The symptoms associated with an infection of Escherichia coli, better known by its abbreviation, E. coli, include bloody diarrhea, dehydration and, in severe cases, kidney failure, according to the U.S. Food Safety and Inspection Service. Other cases have reported abdominal pain, nausea and vomiting. The...

Background on escherichia coli

Escherichia coli (; commonly abbreviated E. coli) is a Gram-negative, rod-shaped bacterium that is commonly found in the lower intestine of warm-blooded organisms (endotherms).

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