Effect of Shiga toxin and Shiga-like toxins on eukaryotic cells
Shigella dysenteriae and Shiga-toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) elaborate the AB holotoxins, Shiga or Shiga-like toxins (Stx). Stx play a major role in the pathogenesis of haemorrhagic colitis and haemolytic uremic syndrome. This review provides an overview of the mechanisms of action of Stx...
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Published in | Microbes and Infection Vol. 3; no. 6; pp. 493 - 507 |
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Main Authors | , |
Format | Book Review Journal Article |
Language | English |
Published |
Lausanne
Elsevier SAS
01.05.2001
Amsterdam Elsevier Paris |
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