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 …

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 …

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 …

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 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 …

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 (Stx phages) are involved in the pathogenicity of
some enteric bacteria, such as Escherichia coli O157: H7. Stx phages are released from …

Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli strains are human pathogens linked to hemorrhagic
colitis and hemolytic uremic syndrome. The major virulence factors of these strains are …

The nucleotide sequence of an 11,142-bp region including the stx 2 operon in the genome
of the temperate bacteriophage 933W in the EDL933 strain of Escherichia coli O157 was …

Shiga toxin-converting bacteriophages (Stx phages) carry the stx gene and convert
nonpathogenic bacterial strains into Shiga toxin-producing bacteria. Previous studies have …