Comparative genomics of Shiga toxin encoding bacteriophages

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Stx bacteriophages are responsible for driving the dissemination of Stx toxin genes (<it>stx</it>) across their bacterial host range. Lysogens carrying Stx phages can cause severe, life-threatening disease and Stx toxin i...

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Main Authors: Smith Darren L, Rooks David J, Fogg Paul CM, Darby Alistair C, Thomson Nick R, McCarthy Alan J, Allison Heather E
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-07-01
Series:BMC Genomics
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2164/13/311