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1 hr ago | Chicago Tribune

Number of E. coli cases growing, DuPage health officials say

The number of cases reported in an E. coli outbreak has increased to 9 confirmed cases and 8 probable, DuPage County health officials said Tuesday.

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Related Topix: Health, Dupage County, IL, Lombard, IL

5 hrs ago | Carlsbad Current-Argus

Contamination from Sunday rain closes Carlsbad beach

Carlsbad Director of Public Works Luis Camero said the beach water tested highly for E. coli, fecal coliforms and bacteria well above the Environmental Protection Agency's threshold for human contact.

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Related Topix: Carlsbad, NM, Health, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Environmental Law, Law

9 hrs ago | Snack Food/Wholesale Bakery

A summer full of safe, healthy food

Summer's here and after all of the bad weather and miserable cold we endured this winter and spring, we can now enjoy those picnics and barbeques.

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Related Topix: Weather, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Food Science, Health, Baked Goods, Life, Food, Bread, Agriculture, Science

13 hrs ago | MediLexicon

How A Gene Acts That Regulates Factors Involved In Bacteria Pathogenicity

In a piece of work carried out by the Carbohydrate Metabolism Research Team of the Institute of Agrobiotechnology , the discovery has been made of the way in which the glgS gene acts in bacteria and how the mechanisms involved in bacterial infection can be altered by manipulating this gene, which indirectly affects glycogen production.

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Related Topix: Genetics, Medicine, Biology, Science, Health

18 hrs ago | Mother Jones

Secrets from their underground fungus fields could help fight climate change.

"If you have ants in your house," the great Harvard ecologist EO Wilson once said , "be kind to them."

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Related Topix: Agriculture, Science, Weather, Natural Disasters, Drought, Health, Biofuel, Alternative Energy, Renewable Energy (Green Energy), Energy

19 hrs ago | ABC News

7 Foods Most Likely to Make You Sick

At least 9 million people a year in the U.S. suffer from a foodborne illness caused by a major pathogen, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Related Topix: Food Science, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Food and Drug Administration, Health, Life, Fruits, Food

Mon Jun 17, 2013

Sandusky Register

Beach monitors on lookout

Health workers in Erie and Ottawa counties have begun taking water samples at local beaches, testing for the presence of large numbers of E. coli bacteria.

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Related Topix: Erie County, OH, Ottawa County, OH, Health, Kelleys Island, OH

The Des Moines Register

Amid high water, elevated bacteria levels found at Red Rock beach

High water levels have forced the closure of several facilities at Red Rock Lake and could be related to high bacteria levels found at one beach, according to the Army Corps of Engineers.

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Related Topix: Health

KTVN Reno

Boil Water Order Lifted for Winnemucca Residents

The Nevada Department of Conservation & Natural Resources says bacteriological test indicate that E. coli and other coliform bacteria are not present in the water system.

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Related Topix: Winnemucca, NV, Health

KAIT-TV

Pond reopened, geese blamed for spreading bacteria

JONESBORO, AR - Lake Ponder at Crowley's Ridge State Park is once again open to swimmers after being closed due to E. coli.

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Related Topix: Jonesboro, AR, Health

News9 Oklahoma City

Residents Ordered To Boil Water In Asher

Residents in the southeast Oklahoma town of Asher have been told to boil their water because it's contaminated with fecal coliform, or E. coli.

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Related Topix: Health

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chem...

Overexpression of Escherichia coli Phytase in Pichia pastoris and Its Biochemical Properties

To obtain a Pichia pastoris mutant with an Escherichia coli phytase gene, which was synthesized according to P. pastoris codon preference, a mature phytase cDNA of E. coli being altered according to the codons usage preference of P. pastoris was artificially synthesized and cloned into an expression vector of pGAPZI C. The final extracellular ... (more)

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NBC Chicago

DuPage Identifies Restaurant Tied To E. Coli Outbreak

Chinese patients who've gotten sick contracted the disease from animals. There aren't yet any known cases of human-to-human transmission.

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Related Topix: Health, Dupage County, IL, Lombard, IL

Science, Industry and Business

Dangerous E. coli Strains May Linger Longer in Water

A toxin dangerous to humans may help E. coli fend off aquatic predators, enabling strains of E. coli that produce the toxin to survive longer in lake water than benign counterparts, a new study finds.

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Related Topix: Health, Microbiology, Biology, Science

Sun Jun 16, 2013

CiteULike

Transcription Factors in Escherichia coli Prefer the Holo Conformation

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KGWN

Boulder Reservoir beach reopens after water tests

The swim beach at Boulder Reservoir is back open following a 2-day closure put in place after tests revealed elevated levels of E. coli bacteria in the water.

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Related Topix: Health, Colorado, Colorado Government

KOLD-TV Tucson

Tucson researcher finds microbes in laundered hospital cleaning towels

A Tucson scientist, known as Dr. Germ, has set his sights on hospital cleaning towels, and has found something that could change the way hospitals do things.

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Related Topix: University of Arizona, Health

Sat Jun 15, 2013

South Florida Sun-Sentinel

Boil-water alert ends for all of south Broward | Video

Residents across southern Broward County are breathing a sigh of relief following Saturday's announcement that a boil-water alert was finally lifted.

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Related Topix: Broward County, FL, Hollywood, FL, Health, Cooper City, FL, Dania Beach, FL, Hallandale, FL

WSVN-TV Miami Beach

Broward County boil water notice lifted

According to a Broward County Broward Water and Wastewater Services press release, "Consecutive day bacteriological sampling, following a detection of E. coli bacteria in one well in the South Regional well-field, has resulted in a determination that potable water is safe for drinking."

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Related Topix: Broward County, FL, Health, Hollywood, FL

NBC Chicago

DuPage Closes Restaurant, Investigates E. Coli Outbreak

Chinese patients who've gotten sick contracted the disease from animals. There aren't yet any known cases of human-to-human transmission.

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Related Topix: Health, Dupage County, IL, Lombard, IL