Characterization of Seven Shiga Toxin Phages Induced from Human-Derived Shiga Toxin-Producing Escher...
Characterization of Seven Shiga Toxin Phages Induced from Human-Derived Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia coli
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Sui, Xinxia , Wang, Shuyun , Yang, Xi , Zhang, Peihua , Sun, Hui , Bai, Xiangning and Xiong, Yanwen
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Switzerland: MDPI AG
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English
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Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) is an important pathogen that can cause asymptomatic infections, diarrhea, hemorrhagic colitis (HC), and life-threatening hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) in humans. Shiga toxins (Stxs) are the major virulence factors encoded by prophages, which play a crucial role in STEC pathogenesis and evolution. In...
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Characterization of Seven Shiga Toxin Phages Induced from Human-Derived Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia coli
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TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_835dd949fb634ae0a6304fa0ed5bf9f6
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_835dd949fb634ae0a6304fa0ed5bf9f6
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2076-2607
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2076-2607
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10.3390/microorganisms13040783
