Bacteriophages of Shiga Toxin-Producing <i>Escherichia coli</i> and Their Contribution to Pathogenicity

Bacteriophages of Shiga Toxin-Producing <i>Escherichia coli</i> and Their Contribution to Pathogenicity

Shiga toxins (Stx) of Shiga toxin-producing <i>Escherichia coli</i> (STEC) are generally encoded in the genome of lambdoid bacteriophages, which spend the most time of their life cycle integrated as prophages in specific sites of the bacterial chromosome. Upon spontaneous induction or in...

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Main Authors: Lorena Rodríguez-Rubio, Nadja Haarmann, Maike Schwidder, Maite Muniesa, Herbert Schmidt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-03-01
Series:Pathogens
Subjects:
Stx phages
STEC
Shiga toxins
lambdoid prophages
pathogenicity
virulence factors
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0817/10/4/404

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