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Escherichia coli, commonly abbreviated E. coli, is one of the main species of gram-negative bacteria. This type of rod-shaped bacteria are short and ideal growing at a temperature of 20-40 degrees celsius. Keep in mind that this type of bacteria can cause digestive problems humans. But besides emnyebabkan indigestion, E. Coli also plays a role in preventing other harmful bacteria that can thrive in the human body.


Generally, bacteria were discovered by Theodor Escherich can be found in the human colon. Most E. Coli are harmless, but some, such as E. Coli type O157: H7, can cause serious food poisoning in humans is diarrhea, bleeding exotoxin produced named verotoksin. This toxin works by eliminating one of the bases adenine unit 28S rRNA, thereby stopping protein synthesis. This example is the source of the bacteria that has not been cooked meat, such as hamburger meat immature.

E. Coli are harmless can benefit humans by producing vitamin K2, or by preventing other bacteria in the gut.

E. coli is widely used in genetic engineering technology. Usually used as a vector to insert specific genes that wants to develop. E. coli was chosen because its growth is very fast and easy handling. Countries in Europe are now very mewapadai spread of the bacteria E. coli, they even banned vegetable imports from outside

E.coli (EHEC) endlessly wreak havoc. The epidemic, which causes fatal diarrhea, has claimed another victim in Germany, said a regional authority on Friday, bringing the total of the epidemic with 31 deaths including 30 in Germany.

This time, a woman of 75 who died in Lower Saxony (North), said the Ministry of Health of the regional state. The previous victim was a 57 year old man died in Frankfurt (West), who had stayed late May with his wife in Hamburg, one of the main foci of the epidemic. So far, no infected person was dead in the regional state of Hesse, where Frankfurt, the financial capital of the country.

Good news, however, German health authorities said Friday it appears that " the source of infection is more active , "before another way:" the numbers of new patients infected down . "