Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli and their bacteriophages as a model for the analysis of virulence and stress response of a food-borne pathogen

Berliner und Munchener Tierarztliche Wochenschrift

Volumn 120, Issue 7-8, 2007, Pages 288-295

  Creuzburg, Kristina ^a   Schmidt, Herbert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOHENHEIM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bacteriophages; Modulation of Stx expression; Phage encoded type III effectors; Shiga toxin; Shiga toxin producing Escherichia coli; Stress and virulence; Transduction

Indexed keywords

ADHESIN; SHIGA TOXIN;

ANIMAL; BACTERIOPHAGE; BIOSYNTHESIS; ENTEROBACTER INFECTION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FOOD CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; HEMOLYTIC UREMIC SYNDROME; HUMAN; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOGENICITY; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; VIRULENCE;

ADHESINS, BACTERIAL; ANIMALS; BACTERIOPHAGES; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTIONS; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; HEMOLYTIC-UREMIC SYNDROME; HUMANS; SHIGA TOXINS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; VIRULENCE;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; EUKARYOTA;

EID: 34447509594     PISSN: 00059366     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2376/0005-9366-120-288     Document Type: Review

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