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ESCHERICHIA COLI This bacterium is commonly found in the human and other animals’ intestine. It can be pathogenic when the bacterium contaminates food and this food is eaten. The symptoms can be diarrhea, vomiting, and fever. One strain of E. coli, called E. coli O157:H7 or enterohemorrhagic (EHEC) is very dangerous and it causes bloody diarrhea. This strain can result in kidney failure by the effect of a toxin. |
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LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES These bacteria enter the body through the gastrointestinal tract. Here, the phagocytes internalize them, which enable bacteria to proliferate and spread, because it is an intracellular pathogen. When it goes into the bloodstream, it can cause sepsis or meningitis. |
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CAMPYLOBACTER Humans can get it by eating contaminated food. It is the most common cause of bacterial diarrhea in children. |
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VIBRIO PARAHAEMOLYTICUS This bacterium can be found in estuaries, seawater, and some organisms, such as filter-feeding bivalve mollusks (ribbed mussel, abalones, mussel, clams, oysters, etc.). This bacterium causes gastroenteritis with an incubation period of 12 to 48 hours. In general, the infection tends to run its course in two to three days. |
