E. coli Content

Egghead's Weekend Basket for March 6

Andy Fell — March 06, 2026 - 3:39pm

Another week, another roundup of UC Davis research news.

Tracking bacteria in the salad bowl

A series of outbreaks of E. coli illness linked to leafy greens grown on California's central coast prompted the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to ask UC Davis to lead a five-year effort to better understand how the bacteria circulate between soil, water, crops and animals in the nation's salad bowl.

Study Improves Understanding of Food Safety Risks in California Central Coast Produce

Amy M Quinton — March 05, 2026 - 10:05am

UC Davis researchers found harmful strains of E. coli, including types that can cause serious human illness, in animal and environmental sources in the Salinas Valley.

Low Food-Safety Risk at Northern California Farmers Markets

Amy M Quinton — November 16, 2020 - 10:45am

A new study by University of California, Davis, researchers finds a low risk of contamination of foodborne pathogens on produce and meat at Northern California certified farmers markets, but still finds cause for some concern.

Artificial Cells Are Tiny Bacteria Fighters

Andy Fell — August 31, 2018 - 1:55pm

“Lego block” artificial cells that can kill bacteria have been created by researchers at the University of California, Davis, Department of Biomedical Engineering. The work is reported Aug. 29 in the journal ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces.

Computer Model Is ‘Crystal Ball’ for E. Coli Bacteria

Andy Fell — October 27, 2016 - 10:46am

It’s difficult to make predictions, especially about the future, and even more so when they involve the reactions of living cells — huge numbers of genes, proteins and enzymes, embedded in complex pathways and feedback loops. Yet researchers at the University of California, Davis, Genome Center and Department of Computer Science are attempting just that, building a computer model that predicts the behavior of a single cell of the bacterium Escherichia coli.

The results of their work were published Oct. 7 in the journal Nature Communications.