Here's How <em>E. Coli</em> Knows How to Make You Really Sick (IMAGE)

University of Virginia Health System

Here's How <em>E. Coli</em> Knows How to Make You Really Sick

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Melissa Kendall, Ph.D., (left) and graduate student Elizabeth M. Melson have determined how E. coli knows when to start its attack inside the colon.

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Dan Addison | UVA

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