Light microscope images of E. coli cells in transmitted light (left) and reflected light that picks up the red fluorescence of a dye staining the cells' DNA (right). In normal cells (upper panel), the ...
An E. coli outbreak linked to McDonald's Quarter Pounder burgers has caused illnesses in at least 49 people across 10 states, leaving 10 people hospitalized and one dead, the Centers for Disease ...
A transmission electron microscope image shows Escherichia coli bacteria in various stages of degradation after exposure to light-activated molecular drills developed at Rice University. The machines ...
There are many forms of Escherichia coli. Many are harmless members of the gut microbiome, but others can cause serious ...
Federal health officials are trying to determine the source of a “fast-moving” E. coli outbreak that has sickened almost 30 people. Twenty-nine people infected with the strain of E. coli have been ...
Sara Moniuszko is a health and lifestyle reporter at CBSNews.com. Previously, she wrote for USA Today, where she was selected to help launch the newspaper's wellness vertical. She now covers breaking ...
An E. coli outbreak linked to romaine lettuce ripped across 15 states in November, sickening dozens of people, including a 9-year-old boy in Indiana who nearly died of kidney failure and a 57-year-old ...
Sara Moniuszko is a health and lifestyle reporter at CBSNews.com. Previously, she wrote for USA Today, where she was selected to help launch the newspaper's wellness vertical. She now covers breaking ...
Federal officials recently announced recalls of ground beef and organic walnuts because they were potentially contaminated with E. coli bacteria that can make people sick. The recalls involve more ...
Researchers have, for the first time, estimated how quickly E. coli bacteria can spread between people — and one strain moves as fast as swine flu. Using genomic data from the UK and Norway, ...
An outbreak of infections linked to McDonald’s Quarter Pounders has a lot of people across the United States concerned about their exposure to dangerous E. coli bacteria. It is not yet known which ...
A post-doctoral researcher from China -- who was in the U.S. on a visa -- was charged with smuggling E. coli into America and ...