Coli can poison your food but as the name suggests they are more commonly our symbionts and live in our colons. If your coli are removed with powerful antibiotics you will not be a well bunny. So less of the nastiness please and bit of appreciation for all the work they do on your behalf.

Unless they really did use the strain that causes gastro-intestinal problems, E. coli is a benign bacterium that forms a large part of every person's normal intestinal flora. Nothing harmful about it apart from the one 'bad' strain; hence its widespread use in microbology and biochemistry (harmless, yet very easy to grow). The El Reg appear to have joined the 'bad science' brigade of ignorant and ill-judged reportage (in science as well as in IT). Not a badge to wear with any pride...

If this bug got loose into the wild, so to speak, you really would be able to light your farts!

Flames? Oh yes, definitely that.

Who needs rockets?

.. reminded of the ancient movie Rocket Pants?

The one that shall not be named? because she was also made of hollywood-grade bio-plastics.