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 …

As it descended from Escherichia coli O55: H7, Shiga toxin (Stx)-producing E. coli (STEC)
O157: H7 is believed to have acquired, in sequence, a bacteriophage encoding Stx2 and …

Thirty-five environmental isolates of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) were
analyzed by MALDI-TOF-TOF mass spectrometry, top-down/middle-down proteomics and …

Shiga toxins (Stx) represent a group of bacterial toxins that are involved in human and
animal disease. Stx are mainly produced by Escherichia coli isolated from human and non …

ABSTRACT When Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) strains emerged as
agents of human disease, two types of toxin were identified: Shiga toxin type 1 (Stx1)(almost …

Shiga toxin 2e (Stx2e)-producing strains from food (n= 36), slaughtered pigs (n= 25), the
environment (n= 21), diseased pigs (n= 19), and humans (n= 9) were investigated for …

The specificity of 14 polymerase chain reaction (PCR) systems designed for the detection
and subtyping of stx genes was tested on a set of Escherichia coli strains with known …

Shiga toxin (Stx)-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) strains isolated from a seagull in Japan
were examined. A total of 50 faecal samples was collected on a harbour bank in Hokkaido …

Abstract Background Shiga toxins 1 and 2 (Stx1 and Stx2) are bacteriophage-encoded
proteins that have been associated with hemorrhagic colitis, hemolytic uremic syndrome and …

ABSTRACT Shiga toxin 2 (Stx2)-converting bacteriophages induced from 49 strains of
Escherichia coli O157: H7 isolated during a recent outbreak of enterocolitis in Spain were …