This Week in Microbiology (TWiM) #10: Bean sprouts and E. coli O104:H4

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Cliff Mintz, and Michael Schmidt.

On episode #9 of the podcast This Week in Microbiology, Vincent, Cliff, Elio, and Michael review the outbreak of bloody diarrhea and hemolytic uremic syndrome in Germany caused by Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli O104:H4.

Right click to download TWiM #9 (53 MB, .mp3, 76 minutes).

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Links for this episode:

• Ecocyc, a database on E. coli
• E. coli outbreak investigations at CDC
• Discussion of E. coli origin (Biofortified)
• Outbreak update at Eurosurveillance
• Summary of outbreak at ProMedMail
• More evidence points to sprouts (CIDRAP)
• Phage on the rampage (NatureNews)
• Letters read on TWiM #9

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