Spontaneous reactivation of Shiga toxins in Escherichia coli O157:H7 cells caused by transposon excision

Journal of Bioscience and Bioengineering

Volumn 92, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 114-120

  Kusumoto, Masahiro ^a   Okitsu, Tadayuki ^b   Nishiya, Yoshiaki ^a   Suzuki, Rieko ^b   Yamai, Shiro ^b   Kawamura, Yoshihisa ^a  

^a TOYOBO CO LTD   (Japan)

^b KANAGAWA PREFECTURAL INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Japan)

Author keywords

Escherichia coli O157:H7; Insertion sequence; Shiga toxin gene; Transposon

Indexed keywords

AMPLIFICATION; CELLS; GENES; TOXICITY;

SPONTANEOUS REACTIVATION;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

GENE PRODUCT; PROTEIN STX2; SHIGA TOXIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIUM COLONY; CELL ISOLATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE ACTIVATION; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE INSERTION; LATEX AGGLUTINATION TEST; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TRANSPOSON;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0034854903     PISSN: 13891723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1263/jbb.92.114     Document Type: Article

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