This diagram shows how researchers converted a common laboratory sugar eating (heterotrophic) E. coli bacterium (left) to produce all of its biomass from CO2 (autotrophic) by metabolic engineering ...

E. coli, or Escherichia coli, is a type of bacteria commonly found in the environment, foods, and intestines of people and animals. While most strains are harmless and part of our normal ...

An E.coli outbreak that has infected more than 200 people has been linked to lettuce. Although it is "too early to determine" how the lettuce leaves may have become tainted with the bacteria ...

So long as the food reaches this temperature, you can feel safe that E. coli bacteria have been eliminated," she said. "Also note that some strains of E. coli are heat-resistant and can survive ...

Light and electron microscopy have distinct limitations. Light microscopy makes it difficult to resolve smaller and smaller ...