Escherichia coli
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Escherichia coli or E. coli is a bacterium that can be found in human intestines. Scientists have studied E. Coli very well, and know more about how E. Coli cells work than any other organism.
E. coli normally grow in soil and in the large intestines of many mammals, including humans. Most strains of E. coli do not cause disease, but instead help animals get vitamins and process food. Some strains of E. coli cause sickness in people.
E. coli are not usually in food or water. When food is not been prepared with clean equipment, E. coli can grow in the food. When E. coli are found in water, this may mean that the water has touched sewage.
It is named after Theodor Escherich, who discovered it, in 1885. It was officially named after him in 1919.
