Deadly European E. Coli Outbreak Is New Strain of Bacterium
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| E. coli, now even deadlier! |
Preliminary genetic sequencing suggests the strain is a mutant form of two different E coli bacteria, with lethal genes that could explain why the Europe-wide outbreak appeared to be so big and dangerous, the [World Health Organziation] said.
Scientists have no idea what the source of the E. coli was. Officials in Germany, the apparent epicenter of the outbreak, originally blamed cucumbers from Spain, but this was incorrect.
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