E. coli sounds like bad news to many people. In most cases it’s a perfectly normal inhabitant of our intestinal tracts. In healthy humans, it can reach up to 109CFU per gram in fecal matter, according to Human Health.  Most types of E. coli are non-pathogenic, meaning they do not cause disease. However, some types … Continue reading “Tracking and preventing Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) outbreaks”