This bad boy is E. coli's worst nightmare:
No, it's not not an Apollo moon lander, it's a Enterobacteria phage T4 and it destroys E. coli in 30 minutes, although most of that time involves producing 300 new moon landers prior to bursting E. coli open. Not sure if this one eats the E. coli O104 strain though.
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Originally posted by darmstadt View PostWell in my little Asia imbiss bude last night I had fried noodles, prawns and bean sprouts and only had to poo twice afterwards (I actually work not too far from where the outbreak is thought to have started) so maybe its not bean sprouts. Tonight I might go for a salad
This protein is a defence mechanism used by other bugs with whom E. coli O104 has had bacteria sex with. The Shiga toxin is a million times more toxic than Strychnine and I seem to be getting mixed messages about its heat resistance, e.g. at pasteurisation temperatures, at which temperature spores survive, which is why pasteurised milk does go off when spores hatch. No doubt cooking reduces risk greatly though.
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Well in my little Asia imbiss bude last night I had fried noodles, prawns and bean sprouts and only had to poo twice afterwards (I actually work not too far from where the outbreak is thought to have started) so maybe its not bean sprouts. Tonight I might go for a salad
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Originally posted by ThomasSoerensen View PostSo, we are back to complete cluelessness.
What random food should we blame next? Anyone have a suggestion?
Or maybe the E coli is in the air
Bean sprouts are the most likely culprit, as they are grown in tepid water. So maybe it was a batch imported from SE Asia.
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So, we are back to complete cluelessness.
What random food should we blame next? Anyone have a suggestion?
Or maybe the E coli is in the air
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It's Spanish Cucumbers
Hang on, it's not Spanish cucumbers, it's German beans sprouts
No, wait, wait, it's not German beans sprouts it's...........
E coli outbreak: bean sprouts may not be to blame | World news | The Guardian
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Originally posted by Sysman View Post
In its own way more frightening than a wild axe murderer.
But very few peopoe survive having an axe embedded in their skull.
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Goats have never had it so good:
E coli: Farmers want compensation for Spanish cucumber effect | World news | guardian.co.uk
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Originally posted by doodab View PostA bit of poetic justice.
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Originally posted by BlasterBates View PostIt was an "organic" farmer apparently. He used stagnant rainwater.
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