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I understand that the harmful form of ecoli that killed my mom needs contaminated food to survive. how long does it live without it? months? years?
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Short time: E coli bacteria last less than 1-2 days on a surface that's contaminated. As you mentioned they would need a medium to propagate on otherwise it wouldn't be viable on a surface.
Answered 1/9/2017
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