Scatologic Aspects ofEscherichia coli

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Our bowels are at their best when they function silently and with only intermittent recognition. It is, perhaps, this attitude of benign neglect that has retarded interest in diarrhea, for it is only recently that the micro-organisms responsible for disturbing our intestinal "laissez-faire" have been identified.Diarrhea takes its greatest toll in children, especially in the developing nations, where the youthful victim often hovers at the brink of malnutrition. In adults, the disease may cause loss of work, interfere with a holiday in an exotic country, or, in extreme circumstances, produce a life-threatening dehydrating illness.The conventional bacterial pathogens, such . . .