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Deadly E. coli strain decoded
Contact: Layne Cameron, Media Communications, Office: (517) 353-8819, Cell: (765) 748-4827, Layne.Cameron@cabs.msu.edu; Shannon Manning, Molecular Biology and Epidemiology, Office: 517-884-2033, mannin71@msu.edu
Published: July 26, 2012
Mannon, E. coli
Related Links: PLoS ONE paper
EAST LANSING, Mich. ? The secret to the deadly 2011 E. coli outbreak in Germany has been decoded, thanks to research conducted at Michigan State University.
The deadliest E. coli outbreak ever, which caused 54 deaths and sickened more than 3,800 people, was traced to a particularly virulent strain that researchers had never seen in an outbreak before. In the current issue of the academic journal PLoS ONE, a team of researchers led by Shannon Manning, MSU molecular biologist and epidemiologist, suggests a way to potentially tame the killer bacteria.
The strain, E. coli O104:H4, shares some characteristics as other deadly E. coli bacteria, but its combination is novel. Researchers haven?t determined the mechanism it uses to cause disease, although Manning and her team were able to find the strain?s Achilles heel *? its biofilm...
Deadly E. coli strain decoded
Contact: Layne Cameron, Media Communications, Office: (517) 353-8819, Cell: (765) 748-4827, Layne.Cameron@cabs.msu.edu; Shannon Manning, Molecular Biology and Epidemiology, Office: 517-884-2033, mannin71@msu.edu
Published: July 26, 2012
Mannon, E. coli
Related Links: PLoS ONE paper
EAST LANSING, Mich. ? The secret to the deadly 2011 E. coli outbreak in Germany has been decoded, thanks to research conducted at Michigan State University.
The deadliest E. coli outbreak ever, which caused 54 deaths and sickened more than 3,800 people, was traced to a particularly virulent strain that researchers had never seen in an outbreak before. In the current issue of the academic journal PLoS ONE, a team of researchers led by Shannon Manning, MSU molecular biologist and epidemiologist, suggests a way to potentially tame the killer bacteria.
The strain, E. coli O104:H4, shares some characteristics as other deadly E. coli bacteria, but its combination is novel. Researchers haven?t determined the mechanism it uses to cause disease, although Manning and her team were able to find the strain?s Achilles heel *? its biofilm...