Project description:Shiga toxin type 2 (Stx2) is the main virulence factor produced by Stx-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) responsible for hemorrhagic colitis and the life-threatening sequela hemolytic uremic syndrome.
Project description:Transcriptomes of 24 clinical strains of E. coli O157:H7 that differ phylogenetically and by Shiga toxin profiles were compared after 30 min co-incubation with epithelial cells.