AUGUST 15, 2026POSTSCOMMENTS

Home » Researchers

University of Cincinnati Professor Studies Hamburger E. coli

Hamburger Salmonella

A professor at the University of Cincinnati is studying hamburger E. coli with a National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) grant. The pathogen is E. coli O157:H7, which is sometimes called “hamburger E. coli” because many illnesses are attributed to that food-pathogen combination. And indeed, an E. coli O157:H7 outbreak linked to ground … Read more