<i>E. coli</i> H30 Strain (IMAGE)

University of Washington School of Medicine/UW Medicine

<i>E. coli</i> H30 Strain

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This is an electron micrograph of a single E. coli bacterium of the pandemic H30 strain. The pathogen, which largely infects the urinary tract, can cause mild or no symptoms, but later serious complications might set in. H30 E. coli infections are more common in the elderly.

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Dagmara Kisiela/Univeristy of Washington

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