The researchers then confirmed the positive results using genetically modified mice in which the gene which naturally produced Neu5Gc was suppressed.
E. coli is found in the lower intestine of animals and humans. Many of its strains are harmless, but others can cause serious, sometimes fatal health problems.
There are about 75,000 cases of E. coli-related to food poisoning every year in the United States, including an average of 60 fatalities, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta, Georgia.
Most outbreaks have been traced to undercooked ground beef tainted with faecal matter post-slaughter.
E. coli can also be transmitted through unwashed vegetables grown in farmland irrigated by sewage-contaminated water.
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