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. 1977 Aug;79(1):43-5.
doi: 10.1017/s0022172400052839.

The effect of diet on intestinal Escherichia coli

K A Bettelheim, E M Cooke, S O'Farrell, R A Shooter

The effect of diet on intestinal Escherichia coli

K A Bettelheim et al. J Hyg (Lond). 1977 Aug.

Abstract

During an 8-week period all specimens of stool passed by six nurses were examined for the presence of Escherichia coli and all isolations of this organism were serotyped. During the middle 4 weeks of the period the nurses ate a sterile diet. A smaller number of serotypes was isolated during the period of sterile diet than during the period when normal food was eaten. This finding supports the view that normal food is a source of strains of E. coli present in the bowel. Some new serotypes of E. coli did appear during the period of sterile diet. The possible sources of these are discussed.

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