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Organisms [B] » Bacteria [B03] » Proteobacteria » Gammaproteobacteria » Enterobacteriaceae » Escherichia » Escherichia coli » Shiga-Toxigenic Escherichia coli
Description
Strains of ESCHERICHIA COLI with the ability to produce at least one or more of at least two antigenically distinct, usually bacteriophage-mediated cytotoxins: SHIGA TOXIN 1 and SHIGA TOXIN 2. These bacteria can cause severe disease in humans including bloody DIARRHEA and HEMOLYTIC UREMIC SYNDROME. MeSH
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