From: Roberto Verzola (rverzola@GN.APC.ORG)
Date: Sun Nov 03 2002 - 05:31:03 EST
Can someone pls explain why E.coli is considered a pathogen?
Doesn't it exist naturally in our gut? How can it be harmful? Aren't
they in fact an essential part of our gut ecology?
I know that the presence of E.coli is considered an indication of
fecal contamination, because the E.coli in our gut also appear in
human waste. So, a high E.coli count in water means fecal
contamination. But that doesn't make E.coli itself a pathogen, does
it?
Roberto Verzola
Philippines
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