Shiga toxin-converting bacteriophages are involved in the pathogenicity of some enteric
bacteria, such as Escherichia coli O157: H7, but data on the occurrence and distribution of …

Shiga toxin-converting bacteriophages are involved in the pathogenicity of some enteric
bacteria, such as Escherichia coli O157: H7. Recent studies have demonstrated a relatively …

ABSTRACT Shiga toxin 2 (stx 2) gene-carrying bacteriophages have been shown to convert
Escherichia coli strains to Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC). In this study, 79 E …

The behavior outside the gut of seeded Escherichia coli O157: H7, naturally occurring E.
coli, somatic coliphages, bacteriophages infecting O157: H7, and Shiga toxin 2 (Stx2) …

Aims: To evaluate the occurrence and abundance of phages that carry the stx 1 and stx 2
gene in water samples of different quality. Methods and Results: Phages growing on the …

ABSTRACT In Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC), induction of Shiga toxin-
encoding bacteriophages (Stx phages) causes the release of free phages that can later be …

Shiga toxin-converting bacteriophages are the main vehicle involved in horizontal
transmission of stx 1 and stx 2 genes, which has led to the current spread of stx genes …

Phages carrying the stx2 gene were detected in a range of sewage samples using a plaque
hybridization‐based method. After detection, phages were isolated and propagated with a …

ABSTRACT A bacteriophage encoding the Shiga toxin 2c variant (Stx2c) was isolated from
the human Escherichia coli O157 strain CB2851 and shown to form lysogens on the E. coli K …

Seasonal change of virulent phage infected to two E. coli O157: H7 strains (O: 157-phage) in
the influent of a domestic wastewater treatment plant in the central part of Japan and fate of …