A toxic environment: A growing understanding of how microbial communities affect Escherichia coli O157: H7 Shiga toxin expression

EM Nawrocki, HM Mosso… - Applied and environmental …, 2020 - Am Soc Microbiol
Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli (EHEC) strains, including E. coli O157: H7, cause
severe illness in humans due to the production of Shiga toxin (Stx) and other virulence …

The Virulence of Escherichia coli O157:H7 Isolates in Mice Depends on Shiga Toxin Type 2a (Stx2a)-Induction and High Levels of Stx2a in Stool

JR Hauser, RR Atitkar, CD Petro, RL Lindsey… - Frontiers in Cellular …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
In this study we compared nine Shiga toxin (Stx)-producing Escherichia coli O157: H7
patient isolates for Stx levels, stx-phage insertion site (s), and pathogenicity in a …

[HTML][HTML] Farm animal contact is associated with progression to Hemolytic uremic syndrome in patients with Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli—Indiana, 2012 …

MS Vachon, M Khalid, GAM Tarr, C Hedberg, JA Brown - One Health, 2020 - Elsevier
Background Hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) is a life-threatening complication of Shiga
toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) infection. The relationship between STEC exposure …

Core and Accessory Genome Comparison of Australian and International Strains of O157 Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia coli

A Pintara, A Jennison, IU Rathnayake… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) is a foodborne pathogen, and serotype
O157: H7 is typically associated with severe disease. Australian STEC epidemiology differs …

[HTML][HTML] Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli: Clinical manifestations, diagnosis, and treatment

LR Holtz, PI Tarr, SL Kaplan - Up To Date, 2020 - medilib.ir
INTRODUCTION—Escherichia coli that contain genes encoding Shiga toxins 1 and/or 2 are
important human pathogens. Some of them, such as E. coli O157: H7, cause severe …

Introduction to the Special Issue “Molecular Basis and the Pathogenesis of Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli Infections”

K Stanford - Toxins, 2020 - mdpi.com
Although much of the world has progressed since the 1980s, our ability to treat infections
with enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli (EHEC) has unfortunately shown little …

Detecting Genes Associated with Pathogenicity and Antimicrobial Resistance in Three New Zealand Waterways

MT Davis, AC Midwinter, RG Death, R Cosgrove… - bioRxiv, 2020 - biorxiv.org
Background More than 100 zoonoses may be transmitted via water, among them enteric
diseases are leading causes of human mortality. Traditional monitoring for zoonoses relies …