E.coli
E.coli is the abbreviated name of the bacterium in the Family Enterobacteriaceae named Escherichia coli (John C. Brown, 1995, Source #1). The name Escherichia coli comes from the name of the person who in 1885 first isolated and characterized this bacterium. E.coli generally live in the intestines of mammals and most are harmless. In fact, they help us in digesting our food. But there is one E.coli strain (type) that is harmful if infected with. …
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…to prevent it such as cooking the meat until it reaches a core temperature of 160°. Always clean any surface that has come in contact with raw meat, before any other item is placed on that surface (John C. Brown, 1995, Source #1). Always wash your hands frequently and beware that “the total number of bacteria required for infection appears to be about 10” (John C. Brown, 1995, Source #1) so there is always a chance of you catching this bacterium.
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