| Literature DB >> 15640236 |
Wenlan Zhang1, Martina Bielaszewska, Alexander W Friedrich, Thorsten Kuczius, Helge Karch.
Abstract
Six of 37 non-O157 Escherichia coli strains possessing Shiga toxin (Stx) 2 gene variant stx(2d) or stx(2e) secreted no detectable Stx. These isolates produced significantly less stx mRNA than Stx2d, Stx2e, Stx2c, or Stx2 secretors did. Standard screening procedures miss a significant subset of E. coli harboring stx(2) variants.Entities:
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Year: 2005 PMID: 15640236 PMCID: PMC544208 DOI: 10.1128/AEM.71.1.558-561.2005
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Appl Environ Microbiol ISSN: 0099-2240 Impact factor: 4.792