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Differential induction of Shiga toxin in environmental Escherichia coli O145:H28 strains carrying the same genotype as the outbreak strains.
International journal of food microbiology - 2 Feb 2021
Carter Michelle Qiu, Pham Antares, Du Wen-Xian, He Xiaohua
Abstract excerpt
Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) O145 is a major serotype associated with severe human disease. Production of Shiga toxins (Stxs), especially Stx2a, is thought to be correlated with STEC virulence. Since stx genes are located in prophages genomes, induction of prophages is required for effective Stxs production. Here, we investigated the production of Stxs in 12 environmental STEC O145:H28 strains...
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