Escherichia coli Shiga Toxin Mechanisms of Action in Renal Disease

Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli is a contaminant of food and water that in humans causes a diarrheal prodrome followed by more severe disease of the kidneys and an array of symptoms of the central nervous system. The systemic disease is a complex referred to as diarrhea-associated hemolytic u...

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Main Author: Tom G. Obrig
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2010-12-01
Series:Toxins
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2072-6651/2/12/2769/