UV-Sensitivity of Shiga Toxin-Converting Bacteriophage Virions Φ24B, 933W, P22, P27 and P32

UV-Sensitivity of Shiga Toxin-Converting Bacteriophage Virions Φ24B, 933W, P22, P27 and P32

Shiga toxin-converting bacteriophages (Stx phages) are present as prophages in Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) strains. Theses phages can be transmitted to previously non-pathogenic E. coli cells making them potential producers of Shiga toxins, as they bear genes for these toxins in th...

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Main Authors: Sylwia Bloch, Bożena Nejman-Faleńczyk, Gracja Topka, Aleksandra Dydecka, Katarzyna Licznerska, Magdalena Narajczyk, Agnieszka Necel, Alicja Węgrzyn, Grzegorz Węgrzyn
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2015-09-01
Series:Toxins
Subjects:
Shiga toxin-converting bacteriophages
virion stability
UV irradiation
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2072-6651/7/9/3727

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