Colicins
Meeting Review | SpotlightA Toxic Environment: a Growing Understanding of How Microbial Communities Affect Escherichia coli O157:H7 Shiga Toxin ExpressionEnterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli (EHEC) strains, including E. coli O157:H7, cause severe illness in humans due to the production of Shiga toxin (Stx) and other virulence factors. Because Stx is coregulated with lambdoid prophage induction, its expression is especially susceptible to environmental...
- PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGYEnhancement of Shiga Toxin Production in Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli Serotype O157:H7 by DNase Colicins