Samuel in action!

[bronwynrh]

Go Baby! Go!

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[tonya.livejournal.com]

What a big boy!

[miss-manners.livejournal.com]

You have the most nonchalant cat I've ever seen in the background there.

[bramey.livejournal.com]

My parents' cats are pretty laid-back. I think that was Annie walking by.

[bramey.livejournal.com]

It's amazing to me how much he's grown :)

[kendokamel.livejournal.com]

Woohoo!

[curlicue.livejournal.com]

He's on the move! God, this is priceless.

Hey, on a COMPLETELY difft subj, can you tell me a little about e. coli? (I guess if you have baby, you probably think about that some, so it's not entirely off-subject, but I digress.)
Can e. coli grow and multiply on surfaces, like tabletops? If not, how long is it viable on a dry surface? If it were on one's hands from a doorknob, say, and I touched a tabletop and came back the next day, would the tabletop be clean?

The Indian River Lagoon is part of Florida's Intracoastal waterway. The water is brackish and it is a pretty well-contained lagoon, about 90 miles long or more. It is an estuary for shrimp and fish and untreated road runoff is channeled into it. Recent findings show that most of the unhealthiness in the river (which is mostly pretty clean) is from dog poo. Dog poo on lawns get washed into stormwater runoff. Can dog poo e. coli multiply in the river?

If you have a poo internet site you could refer me to that'd be great. But I thought you might just happen to know how e. coli works.

[bramey.livejournal.com]

On a dry surface, not as long, but it depends on how it was deposited, you know? People always expect toilet seats and door handles to be filthy and they're not - keyboards, on the other hand... oils from your hands, whatever. There's stuff to live on. I don't really know the answer to your first set of questions, because the answers are dependent on a lot of factors.

As for dog poo e.coli multiplying in the river? Absolutely.

And try this site (http://www.microbeworld.org/). There may be good info there - it's a fun site, anyway :)

[curlicue.livejournal.com]

Thanks, Dr. Mom. You're the only microbiologist I know and I knew you could send me the right direction.
a) as I expected about a fairly clean dry tabletop and
b) a complete surprise about the dog poo that washes into the river. I had no idea it could reproduce in there...but it's warm, it's a little salty, I should have guessed it would be ideal breeding grounds for buggies.

You rock!

[bramey.livejournal.com]

e. coli are resilient. generally speaking, if it's warm and wet and there's something to eat, they'll grow - or at least hang tight 'til something good comes along.