NYU Abu Dhabi develops device to detect E. ColiNYU Abu Dhabi has developed a portable and affordable device that is capable of amplifying a genetic marker of the Shiga-toxin-producing E. coli in just 20 minutes using a technique called loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP). More… |
New E.coli cases dropping signficantlyThe rate of new cases of Germans contracting a deadly strain of E.coli bacteria are declining significantly, German Health Minister Daniel Bahr told German television on Wednesday. "There will be new cases and unfortunat More… |
Deadly E. coli strain 'most toxic yet'Scientists probing the deadly E. coli strain in Europe are finding the bacteria combines a highly poisonous but common toxin with a rarely seen "glue" that binds it to a patient's intestines. It may take months for the global team of resea More… |
E.coli caused by new strain; UAE bans importsThe E. coli epidemic in Europe is caused by a new, highly infectious and toxic strain of bacteria that carries genes giving it resistance to a few classes of antibiotics, scientists said even as the UAE and Russia banned import of cucumbers from a More… |
365 new E. coli cases found in GermanyGermany's disease control centre reported 365 new E. coli cases on Wednesday as the government scrambled to trace the source of the deadly outbreak. A quarter of the new cases involved the hemolytic-uremic syndrome (HUS), a serious com More… |