Scientists identify a molecule that can bind to a lethal subtype of the bacterial Shiga toxin, suppressing its toxic effects A strain of E. coli bacteria called enterohemorrhagic E. coli (EHEC) is ...

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Human colon epithelia are much more prone to be damaged and detach from the surface of a colon epithelial channel in a Colon Chip when exposed to enterohemorrhagic E. coli (EHEC) in the presence of ... A deadly E. coli outbreak in Germany remains unsolved despite more than 400 people falling ill and three deaths.

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In August 2025, an outbreak caused by enterohemorrhagic E. coli (EHEC) was detected. Food Safety News: How NEMIS is advancing E. coli detection and food safety