Characterization of Atypical Shiga Toxin Gene Sequences and Description of Stx2j, a New Subtype
Alexander Gill, Forest Dussault, Tanis McMahon, Nicholas Petronella, Xiong Wang, Elizabeth Cebelinski +4 more
Journal of Clinical Microbiology
Abstract
Shiga toxin (Stx) is the definitive virulence factor of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC). Stx variants are currently organized into a taxonomic system of three Stx1 (a, c, and d) and seven Stx2 (a, b, c, d, e, f, and g) subtypes.
Concepts
STX2Shiga toxinBiologyVirulenceEscherichia coliMicrobiologyMultilocus sequence typingSerotype