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Meaning of "shiga toxin"

shiga toxin: a type of toxin produced by certain strains of bacteria, such as E. coli, that can cause severe illness in humans
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  • Any of a family of related toxins with two major groups, Stx1 and Stx2, expressed by genes considered to be part of the genome of lambdoid prophages.

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Shiga toxin catalytic activities have been observed both in vitro and in vivo.
Enzyme immunoassays for detection of shiga toxin are available and are used by some laboratories.
Shiga toxin induces tubular membrane invaginations for its uptake into cells.
Humans not the major target of Shiga toxin.
Shiga toxin tests were not requested because the patient did not present with diarrhea.
Some strains produce enterotoxins and Shiga toxin.
This is because Shiga toxin is usually taken in with contaminated food or water.
We describe a genetically detoxified Shiga toxin.
Both Shiga toxin and verotoxin are associated with causing hemolytic uremic syndrome.
Various techniques for evaluating Shiga toxin expression were used.
Other types of infectious colitis can be caused by bacteria known as Shiga toxin.
A polypeptide of the invention comprises a Shiga toxin effector region as defined in the claims.
Use in EHEC infections may lead to an increase in expression of Shiga toxin.
Microbiologists use many terms to describe Shiga toxin and differentiate more than one unique form.
The Shiga toxin genes originated from Shigella dysenteriae.

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The preparation of humanized monoclonal antibodies to proteins of the Shiga toxin family is disclosed.
Saxitoxin Shiga toxin Staphylococcus aureus toxins.
An example is Shiga toxin.
Protease-cleavage resistant, shiga toxin a subunit effector polypeptides and cell-targeted molecules comprising the same.
There are concerns that antibiotics will precipitate hemolytic-uremic syndrome by increasing Shiga toxin production.
Exemplary Shiga toxin effector polypeptide regions which exhibited ribosome inhibition are indicated in Table 7.
Some types of E. coli bacteria cause disease when they produce a toxin called Shiga toxin.
The cytotoxicity of exemplary Shiga toxin effector polypeptide regions is indicated in Table 8.
Some kinds of E. coli cause disease by producing Shiga toxin.
This test can be used to detect Shiga toxin expressing E. coli present in a food matrix.
A method of claim 1, wherein the one or more virulence factor is a shiga toxin comprising,.
The alere shiga toxin quik chek ™.
While most E. coli are harmless, some produce Shiga toxin.
A polypeptide comprising a Shiga toxin effector region, wherein,.
Certain Shiga toxin effector functions are not easily measurable, e.g. subcellular routing functions.
The method according to claim 1, wherein the Shiga toxin or related toxin comprises,.
Shiga toxin ( stx ) - producing escherichia coli strains ( stec ) cause the hemolytic uremic syndrome ( hus ), a severe illness.
Toxin test-detects the Shiga toxin directly ( used in conjunction with stool cultures ).

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