Contribution and Interaction of Shiga Toxin Genes to <i>Escherichia coli</i> O157:H7 Virulence

Contribution and Interaction of Shiga Toxin Genes to <i>Escherichia coli</i> O157:H7 Virulence

<i>Escherichia coli</i> O157:H7 is the predominant cause of diarrhea-associated hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) worldwide. Its cardinal virulence traits are Shiga toxins, which are encoded by <i>stx</i> genes, the most common of which are <i>stx1a</i>, <i>st...

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Main Authors: Gillian A.M. Tarr, Taryn Stokowski, Smriti Shringi, Phillip I. Tarr, Stephen B. Freedman, Hanna N. Oltean, Peter M. Rabinowitz, Linda Chui
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-10-01
Series:Toxins
Subjects:
<i>escherichia coli</i> o157:h7
shiga toxin-producing <i>escherichia coli</i>
<i>stx</i> genes
hemolytic uremic syndrome
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6651/11/10/607

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