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Shiga Toxin 2

Known as: VT2 Cytotoxin, SLT II, Escherichia coli shiga-like toxin 2 
A toxin produced by certain pathogenic strains of ESCHERICHIA COLI such as ESCHERICHIA COLI O157. It shares 50-60% homology with SHIGA TOXIN and… 
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Escherichia coliEscherichia coli verotoxin 2:PrThr:Pt:Stool:OrdIn BloodShiga-Toxigenic Escherichia coli

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Shiga Toxins

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Shiga-Like Toxin 2 Variant, VT2gShiga-Like Toxin 2 Variant, VT2vp1Shiga-Like Toxin IIvverocytotoxin 2

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2013
2013
Purification and Characterization of Shiga Toxin 2f, an Immunologically Unrelated Subtype of Shiga Toxin 2
Background Shiga-like toxin 2 (Stx2) is one of the most important virulence factors in enterohaemorrhagic Escherichia coli (E… 
2008
2008
Renal damage and death in weaned mice after oral infection with Shiga toxin 2‐producing Escherichia coli strains
Enterohaemorrhagic Escherichia coli (EHEC) O157:H7 infections are considered a public health problem in both developed and… 
Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
Two Distinct Cytotoxic Activities of Subtilase Cytotoxin Produced by Shiga-Toxigenic Escherichia coli
ABSTRACT Subtilase cytotoxin (SubAB) is a recently identified AB5 subunit toxin produced by Shiga-toxigenic Escherichia coli. The… 
2006
2006
Identification and characterization of receptors for vacuolating activity of subtilase cytotoxin
Some shiga toxin‐producing Escherichia coli secrete a novel AB5 cytotoxin, named subtilase cytotoxin (SubAB), which induces… 
Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
Transcriptional Analysis of Genes Encoding Shiga Toxin 2 and Its Variants in Escherichia coli
ABSTRACT Six of 37 non-O157 Escherichia coli strains possessing Shiga toxin (Stx) 2 gene variant stx2d or stx2e secreted no… 
Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
The Common Ovine Shiga Toxin 2-ContainingEscherichia coli Serotypes and Human Isolates of the Same Serotypes Possess a Stx2d Toxin Type
ABSTRACT Shiga toxin 2 (Stx2) has been reported as the main Shiga toxin associated with human disease. In addition, the Stx2… 
Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
Identification and Characterization of SpcU, a Chaperone Required for Efficient Secretion of the ExoU Cytotoxin
ABSTRACT In recent studies, we have shown that Pseudomonas aeruginosa strains that are acutely cytotoxic in vitro damage the lung… 
Highly Cited
1996
Highly Cited
1996
Serum antibody responses of cattle following experimental infection with Escherichia coli O157:H7
Oral inoculation of calves and steers with 10(10) CFU of Escherichia coli O157:H7 induced prompt and sustained increases in serum… 
1992
1992
Polyisobutylmethacrylate modifies glycolipid binding specificity of verotoxin 1 in thin-layer chromatogram overlay procedures.
1990
1990
Evidence for participation of the macrophage in Shiga-like toxin II-induced lethality in mice.
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