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jul 8, 1885 - E. Coli

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In 1885, the German-Austrian pediatrician Theodor Escherich discovered this organism in the feces of healthy individuals. He called it Bacterium coli commune because it is found in the colon.

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jul 8, 1885
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~ 140 years ago

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