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Shiga Toxin Interaction with Human Intestinal Epithelium

After ingestion via contaminated food or water, enterohaemorrhagic E. coli colonises the intestinal mucosa and produces Shiga toxins (Stx). No Stx-specific secretion system has been described so far, and it is assumed that Stx are released into the gut lumen after bacterial lysis. Human intestinal e...

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Autor principal: Schüller, Stephanie
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3202847/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22069729
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/toxins3060626