<i>E. coli</i> bacteria (IMAGE)

University of Bristol

<i>E. coli</i> bacteria

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E. coli bacteria, the most common cause of bloodstream and urinary tract infections and one organism that can carry the VIM enzyme.

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Eilis Braggington and Yuiko Takebayashi

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