Chala Basha

Abstract Escherichia coli (E. coli) is a commensal bacterium commonly found in the intestines of humans and animals. Certain pathogenic E. coli strains can lead to severe food poisoning. While different studies have been conducted in Ethiopia with regard to the contamination of food of animal origin with E. coil, there are limited studies that tend to characterize E. coli at a genomic level.