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Monday, 21 July 2014

Most E. coli strains are Harmless.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Escherichia_coli

Most E. coli strains are harmless, but some serotypes can cause serious food poisoning in their hosts, and are occasionally responsible for product recalls due to food contamination.The harmless strains are part of the normal flora of the gut, and can benefit their hosts by producing vitamin K2, and preventing colonization of the intestine with pathogenic bacteria.

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