Article
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 f...
Topics
- Animals
- Bacteriophages
- Belgium
- Cattle
- Disease Outbreaks
- Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli
- Environmental Microbiology
- Escherichia coli Infections
- Genome
- Genotype
- Germany
- Humans
- Hydrogen Peroxide
- Prophages
- Serogroup
- Shiga Toxin
- Shiga Toxin 2
- Shiga-Toxigenic Escherichia coli