Influence of cheese making process on STEC bacteriophage release

Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) are foodborne pathogens implicated in diseases including hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) and hemorrhagic colitis (HC). The main virulence factor are Shiga toxins; their production and secretion are by-products of the expression of late genes of prophages...

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Main Authors: Nicola Mangieri, Rui P. Vieira, Claudia Picozzi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2023.1270346/full