Commensal E. coli Stx2 lysogens produce high levels of phages after spontaneous prophage induction

Commensal E. coli Stx2 lysogens produce high levels of phages after spontaneous prophage induction

Enterohemorrhagic E. coli (EHEC) is a food-borne pathogen that causes disease ranging from uncomplicated diarrhea to life-threatening hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) and nervous system complications. Shiga toxin 2 (Stx2) is the major virulence factor of EHEC and is critical for development of HUS. T...

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Main Authors: Hildegunn eIversen, Trine Marie L'Abée-Lund, Marina eAspholm, Lotte Stenfors Arnesen, Toril eLindbäck
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
Subjects:
Bacteriophage lambda
EHEC
stx2
Commensal E. coli
Lysogen
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fcimb.2015.00005/full

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