Vitamin B12 Uptake by the Gut Commensal Bacteria Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron Limits the Production of Shiga Toxin by Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli

Vitamin B12 Uptake by the Gut Commensal Bacteria Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron Limits the Production of Shiga Toxin by Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli

Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli (EHEC) are foodborne pathogens responsible for the development of bloody diarrhea and renal failure in humans. Many environmental factors have been shown to regulate the production of Shiga toxin 2 (Stx2), the main virulence factor of EHEC. Among them, soluble fact...

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Main Authors: Charlotte Cordonnier, Guillaume Le Bihan, Jean-Guillaume Emond-Rheault, Annie Garrivier, Josée Harel, Grégory Jubelin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2016-01-01
Series:Toxins
Subjects:
enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli
Shiga toxin
Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron
vitamin B12
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2072-6651/8/1/14

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