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Binding of shiga toxin 2e to porcine erythrocytes in vivo and in vitro.
Infection and immunity - 1 Sept 2003
Matise Ilze, Cornick Nancy A, Samuel James E, Moon Harley W
Abstract excerpt
Shiga toxin 2e (Stx2e), produced by host-adapted Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) strains, causes edema disease in weaned pigs. Edema disease is manifested as vascular necrosis, edema, neurologic signs, and death. In this study we sought to determine the correlation between the presence of Stx2e in the blood of STEC-inoculated pigs and the disease outcome. Eleven of 15 (73%) pigs with clinical and 5...
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