Coffee Mug - E. coli

Escherichia coli, also known as E. coli, is a Gram-negative, facultatively anaerobic, rod-shaped bacterium of the genus Escherichia that is commonly found in the lower intestine of warm-blooded organisms (endotherms). Most E. coli strains are harmless, but some serotypes can cause serious food poisoning in their hosts, and are occasionally responsible for product recalls due to food contamination. The harmless strains are part of the normal flora of the gut, and can benefit their hosts by producing vitamin K2, and preventing colonization of the intestine with pathogenic bacteria. E. coli is expelled into the environment within fecal matter. The bacterium grows massively in fresh fecal matter under aerobic conditions for 3 days, but its numbers decline slowly afterwards. So tell your friends or don't, but this good looking mug can complement any desk, meeting or beverage! Good gift for those who work in a hospital, doctor's office, teach biology or wish to gross out friends with the story of E. coli, your needed little gut buddy.