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SUBMITTER: Tran SL
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5982136 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Tran Seav-Ly SL Jenkins Claire C Livrelli Valérie V Schüller Stephanie S
Microbiology (Reading, England) 20180313 4
Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) are characterized by the release of potent Shiga toxins (Stx), which are associated with severe intestinal and renal disease. Although all STEC strains produce Stx, only a few serotypes cause infection in humans. To determine which virulence traits in vitro are linked to human disease in vivo, 13 Stx2a-producing STEC strains of seropathotype (SPT) A or B (associated with severe human intestinal disease and outbreaks) and 6 strains of SPT D or E (rare ...[more]