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Shiga Toxin Subtypes of Non-O157 Escherichia coli Serogroups Isolated from Cattle Feces.
Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology - 1 Jan 2017
Shridhar Pragathi B, Siepker Chris, Noll Lance W, Shi Xiaorong, Nagaraja T G, Bai Jianfa
Abstract excerpt
Shiga toxin producing Escherichia coli (STEC) are important foodborne pathogens responsible for human illnesses. Cattle are a major reservoir that harbor the organism in the hindgut and shed in the feces. Shiga toxins (Stx) are the primary virulence factors associated with STEC illnesses. The two antigenically distinct Stx types, Stx1 and Stx2, encoded by stx1 and stx2 genes, share approximately 56% amino acid...
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