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 …

Nucleotide sequences of Shiga toxin (Stx) genes in STEC from various origins were
determined and characterized by phylogenetic analysis based on Shiga toxin (Stx) with …

Aim: To determine the effect of different carbohydrate‐based finishing diets on fermentation
characteristics and the shedding of Escherichia coli and enterohaemorrhagic E. coli (EHEC) …

Shiga toxin Escherichia coli (STEC), also called verotoxin-producing E. coli, is a major
cause of food-borne illness, capable of causing hemorrhagic colitis and hemolytic–uremic …

Background & objectives: Verotoxigenic Escherichia coli are important serotypes of
enterohaemorrhagic E. coli (EHEC) subgroup that cause attaching and effacing lesions in …

Aims: The aims of the present study were to determine VTEC prevalence in manure,
slurryand sewage sludge in France and to characterize the VTEC strains isolated (virulence …

Hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) is a well-described process that is known to cause
severe renal dysfunction, thrombocytopenia, and anemia. HUS is typically associated with …

Hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) is an acute disease and the most common cause of
childhood acute renal failure. HUS is characterized by a triad of symptoms: microangiopathic …

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 …

Aims: To evaluate a qPCR‐based protocol for the enumeration of Shiga toxin (Stx) 2 phages
and to compare the results of qPCR with the number of infective Stx phage particles …