Escherichia coli
Enteric
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| 2024 | An E. coli food poisoning outbreak across the U.S. was linked to organic carrots, causing one fatality and dozens of illnesses. |
| 2023 |
1992–1993 Jack in the Box E. coli outbreak
The 30th anniversary of the Jack in the Box E. coli outbreak was commemorated, marking three decades of improved food safety practices in the US. A Netflix documentary 'Poisoned: The Dirty Truth About Your Food' was also released based on Jeff Benedict's book.
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| 2021 | A research team led by biophysicist Sangram Bagh conducted a study using E. coli to solve 2 × 2 maze problems, exploring distributed computing principles among cells. |
| 2020 | Mateus et al. conducted a comprehensive protein study detecting 2,586 proteins with at least 2 peptides, representing 60% of all proteins in E. coli. |
| 2018 |
1992–1993 Jack in the Box E. coli outbreak
Darin Detwiler, who lost his son in the outbreak, received the Food Safety Magazine 'Distinguished Service Award' for 25 years of contribution to food safety and policy.
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| 2018 | Potel et al. conducted a comprehensive proteomics study identifying 227 phosphoproteins in E. coli, including 173 phosphorylated histidine proteins and detailed phosphorylation sites across different amino acids. |
| May 2018 |
Pathogenic Escherichia coli
Researchers from Washington University School of Medicine and Johns Hopkins University conducted a study revealing that E. coli is more likely to cause severe diarrhea in people with type A blood, potentially aiding future vaccine development efforts.
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| July 2017 | Researchers from Arizona State University's Biodesign Institute and Harvard's Wyss Institute published experiments in Nature demonstrating a biological 'ribocomputer' inside E. coli that could respond to multiple inputs, showcasing the potential of living cells for computing tasks. |
| July 2017 | Harvard researchers successfully demonstrated the ability to store information by archiving images and movies in the DNA of living E. coli cells. |
| 2014 | Rajagopala et al. conducted systematic yeast two-hybrid screens, identifying a total of 2,234 protein-protein interactions in E. coli. The study also mapped 458 interactions within 227 protein complexes by integrating genetic interactions and protein structures. |
| 2014 | The genome sequence of the type strain of E. coli was added to the collection of more than three hundred complete genomic sequences of Escherichia and Shigella species. |
| 2011 |
1992–1993 Jack in the Box E. coli outbreak
Jeff Benedict published 'Poisoned: The True Story of the Deadly E. Coli Outbreak That Changed the Way Americans Eat', documenting the outbreak and its aftermath.
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| June 30 2011 | The German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR) announced that fenugreek seeds from Egypt were likely the source of the EHEC outbreak, which had been causing serious health complications. |
| May 2011 | An outbreak of E. coli strain O104:H4 began in Germany, affecting multiple countries and causing hemolytic-uremic syndrome (HUS). The outbreak spread to 15 countries, including regions in North America. |
| 2010 | The MDS42 E. coli strain was completed and subsequently sold by Scarab Genomics under the name 'Clean Genome E. coli', with modified genetic elements to enhance research utility. |
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