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Commensal E. coli Stx2 lysogens produce high levels of phages after spontaneous prophage induction

Enterohemorrhagic E. coli (EHEC) is a food-borne pathogen that causes disease ranging from uncomplicated diarrhea to life-threatening hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) and nervous system complications. Shiga toxin 2 (Stx2) is the major virulence factor of EHEC and is critical for development of HUS. T...

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Autores principales: Iversen, Hildegunn, L' Abée-Lund, Trine M., Aspholm, Marina, Arnesen, Lotte P. S., Lindbäck, Toril
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4315091/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25692100
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fcimb.2015.00005