FOOD MICROBIOLOGY
FOODBORNE ILLNESS AND FOOD SAFETY
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Dirt
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Water
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Animal and human digestive system
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Blood
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Detailed explanation-1: -Overview. Escherichia coli (E. coli) is a bacterium that is commonly found in the gut of humans and warm-blooded animals.
Detailed explanation-2: -Overview. Escherichia coli (E. coli) bacteria normally live in the intestines of healthy people and animals. Most types of E. coli are harmless or cause relatively brief diarrhea. But a few strains, such as E. coli O157:H7, can cause severe stomach cramps, bloody diarrhea and vomiting.
Detailed explanation-3: -E. coli is commonly found in the large intestine of humans and other warm-blooded animals (2). These strains can be commensal, existing in a symbiotic state providing resistance against pathogenic organisms, or be pathogenic and cause diseases of intestinal and extra-intestinal sites (6).
Detailed explanation-4: -E. coli 0157:H7 has been found in cattle, sheep, goats, pigs, deer, dogs and poultry. The major reservoir of this organism is cattle; young animals are most likely to shed bacteria in the feces.