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German E.coli was two combined strains
Researchers say that strain of E.coli that killed 39 and sickened thousands in Germany and throughout Europe last month was a deadly combination of two strains. That combination made the outbreak so severe because one strain causes it to stick to the wall of the intestine while the other strain released a deadly toxin. It also had the ability to clump together and resist antibiotics.
The findings are published on-line in The Lancet Infectious Diseases. The outbreak was traced to bean sprouts from a German farm.
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Bob: Not a virus but a gram-negative rodshaped bacterium
Mr. Meyer, you made a major mistake on this article. E. coli is a form of bacteria. It is not a virus. In general, viruses are not responsive to antibiotics. This is elemental biology.