Escherichia coli strains producing a novel Shiga toxin 2 subtype circulate in China

• Main Authors: Xi Yang (Author), Xiangning Bai (Author), Ji Zhang (Author), Hui Sun (Author), Shanshan Fu (Author), Ruyue Fan (Author), Xiaohua He (Author), Flemming Scheutz (Author), Andreas Matussek (Author), Yanwen Xiong (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Shiga toxin (Stx) is the key virulence factor in Shiga toxin producing Escherichia coli (STEC), which can cause diarrhea and hemorrhagic colitis with life-threatening complications. Stx comprises two toxin types, Stx1 and Stx2. Several Stx1/Stx2 subtypes have been identified in E. coli, which are va...