A unique strain of Escherichia coli O157:H7 that produces low verocytotoxin levels not detected by use of a commercial enzyme immunoassay kit

Clin Infect Dis. 1998 Oct;27(4):905-6. doi: 10.1086/517167.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Bacterial Toxins / biosynthesis*
  • Chlorocebus aethiops
  • Cytotoxins / biosynthesis*
  • Diarrhea / microbiology*
  • Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field
  • Escherichia coli Infections / microbiology*
  • Escherichia coli O157 / genetics
  • Escherichia coli O157 / metabolism*
  • Humans
  • Immunoenzyme Techniques
  • Reagent Kits, Diagnostic
  • Shiga Toxin 1
  • Vero Cells

Substances

  • Bacterial Toxins
  • Cytotoxins
  • Reagent Kits, Diagnostic
  • Shiga Toxin 1