Bacteriophages of Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia coli and Their Contribution to Pathogenicity
Bacteriophages of Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia coli and Their Contribution to Pathogenicity
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Switzerland: MDPI AG
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English
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Shiga toxins (Stx) of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) are generally encoded in the genome of lambdoid bacteriophages, which spend the most time of their life cycle integrated as prophages in specific sites of the bacterial chromosome. Upon spontaneous induction or induction by chemical or physical stimuli, the stx genes are co-transcr...
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Bacteriophages of Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia coli and Their Contribution to Pathogenicity
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TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_23ac9ec8b37b48a0ae7b96177f877046
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_23ac9ec8b37b48a0ae7b96177f877046
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2076-0817
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2076-0817
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10.3390/pathogens10040404
