Cholera Hides in Biofilm
"The germ that causes cholera (Vibrio cholerae) forms a biofilm that enables it to survive in the presence of chlorine in concentrations 1000 to 2000% higher than that found in chlorinated drinking water."
Allen Rathey
Reference: Stanford University
E. coli (0157:H7) hemorrhagic type. Gram-negative, enteric, facultatively anaerobic, rod prokaryote. Potentially fatal to humans, contracted when contaminated meat is cooked inadequately.
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