E. coli at the fair

Elon's student TV station did a bit on the E. coli outbreak and interviewed me for a few biological tidbits

http://phoenix14news.wordpress.com/2011/11/08/e-coli-outbreak-develops-following-nc-state-fair/

I thought they did a good job - remember that few people who haven't taken a microbiology course appreciate what you guys do. The typical person on the street sees bacteria as an invisible menace and only understands that there are bad ones, not the good side of the story. Heck, even microscopes seem pretty high tech to the general public...