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VEROTOXIGENIC ESCHERICHIA COLI
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DeCS
Descriptor
English
:
Shiga-Toxigenic Escherichia coli
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Escherichia coli Shiga-Toxigénica
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Escherichia coli Shiga Toxigênica
Synonyms
English
:
E coli, Verotoxigenic
Escherichia coli, Verotoxigenic
STEC
Verotoxigenic Escherichia coli
Tree Number:
B03.440.450.425.325.300.800
B03.660.250.150.180.100.800
Definition
English
:
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.
Indexing Annotation
English
:
infection: coordinate IM with
ESCHERICHIA COLI
INFECTION
(IM); consider also HEMOLYTIC UREMIC
SYNDROME
History Note
English
:
2008
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
chemistry
classification
cytology
drug effects
enzymology
growth & development
genetics
immunology
isolation & purification
metabolism
physiology
pathogenicity
radiation effects
ultrastructure
virology
Record Number:
52551
Unique Identifier:
D054323
Occurrence in VHL
:
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