Links 7/11/11

More like this

Escherichia coli is a superstar of the microbe world. Like Zelig, E.
Here are some O104:H4 links. The E.coli O104:H4 Genome Analysis Crowdsourcing wiki is also a good source of the latest scientific information. Anyway, links:
One of the lesser known microbiology facts is that the pathogen Shigella is actually E. coli. Since I'll be writing more about this cool bug soon, from the archives, here's an explanation (with a little modification).
If you're just tuning in, on Tuesday I offered five free signed copies of my new book