A solution to the "epidemic" of the so-called "killer bacteria" that is afflicting Europe? Maybe there is, and it's from Canada. Canada's Bioniche Life Sciences has filed the first cattle vaccine patent against E. coli. Cows are in fact healthy carriers of the bacterium which, when it passes into water, soil or crops due to contaminated manure, can be transferred to humans with even lethal consequences, as in the case of the O157: H7 and O104 strains, the rarest, which are at the center of the epidemiological outbreak that started from Germany. Now Canadian vaccines should inhibit E. coli of livestock, preventing it from causing harm to the population.
Already a year ago, however, the pharmaceutical company Novartis of Siena announced that it had identified unknown E. coli antigens and that it was working on a vaccine capable above all of protecting children.
FB · 07 June 2011 – 
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E. coli and the recovery of copper in the kitchen
On a dry copper surface 10 million bacteria E. coli are deleted in 10 minutes
The epidemic from E. coli developed in Germany has led the health authorities of all countries to underline how hand washing and hygienically careful food preparation must be the first measure to observe in order to avoid the risk of E. coli.
Another thing to be careful of is not to cause a transfer of bacteria from one food to another, which can happen if you place a contaminated food on a worktop and then place another one without adequate cleaning. This is remembered by Bill Keevil, director of the division of microbiology and of theUniversity of Southampton Environmental Health Unit, which adds a hint.
"A study on the efficacy of copper against new strains of E. coli. While he did not specifically target the O104 strain, all strains studied rapidly died on copper."
The use of copper support surfaces would therefore drastically reduce the risk of cross-contamination between foods: on a dry copper surface, the study showed that 10 million bacteria E. coli they are eliminated in 10 minutes, while if the surface is damp, the time is around 45 minutes. This property is also shared by alloys, such as bronze and brass.<
