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 …

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

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 …

Verotoxigenic Escherichia coli strains have been related with waterborne outbreaks.
Besides 0157: H7, several serotypes of E. coli and other enterobacteria have been …

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

Toxin-converting bacteriophages encoding the Stx2 gene were induced from strains of
Escherichia coli O157: H7 isolated from sewage, bovine and porcine faeces. Toxin synthesis …

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 …

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 …