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Shiga toxin
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'''Shiga Toxins''' are a family of AB5 toxins which cause dysentery in humans. They are primarily secreted by Shiga toxin-encoding Escherichia coli (STEC), notably by the 0157:H7 strain. The stx gene is not endogenous to these strains, but introduced by environmental prophages of the lambda bacteriophage family and incorporated into the E. Coli genome[[1]]. | '''Shiga Toxins''' are a family of AB5 toxins which cause dysentery in humans. They are primarily secreted by Shiga toxin-encoding Escherichia coli (STEC), notably by the 0157:H7 strain. The stx gene is not endogenous to these strains, but introduced by environmental prophages of the lambda bacteriophage family and incorporated into the E. Coli genome[[1]]. | ||
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[[1]] [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12010491 Bacteriophage control of Shiga Toxin 1 production and release by Escherichia coli] | [[1]] [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12010491 Bacteriophage control of Shiga Toxin 1 production and release by Escherichia coli] | ||
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Introduction
Shiga Toxins are a family of AB5 toxins which cause dysentery in humans. They are primarily secreted by Shiga toxin-encoding Escherichia coli (STEC), notably by the 0157:H7 strain. The stx gene is not endogenous to these strains, but introduced by environmental prophages of the lambda bacteriophage family and incorporated into the E. Coli genome1.
Citations
1 Bacteriophage control of Shiga Toxin 1 production and release by Escherichia coli
