Prophage induction is enhanced and required for renal disease and lethality in an EHEC mouse model.

Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli (EHEC), particularly serotype O157:H7, causes hemorrhagic colitis, hemolytic uremic syndrome, and even death. In vitro studies showed that Shiga toxin 2 (Stx2), the primary virulence factor expressed by EDL933 (an O157:H7 strain), is encoded by the 933W prophage. A...

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Main Authors: Jessica S Tyler, Karen Beeri, Jared L Reynolds, Christopher J Alteri, Katherine G Skinner, Jonathan H Friedman, Kathryn A Eaton, David I Friedman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-03-01
Series:PLoS Pathogens
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3610611?pdf=render