Characterization of the flanking region of the Shiga toxin operon in Stx2a bacteriophages reveals a diversity of the NanS-p sialate O-acetylesterase gene

Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) are diarrheagenic strains that can cause bloody diarrhea and hemolytic-uremic syndrome. Their main virulence factor, the Shiga toxin (Stx), is encoded by phages integrated into the bacterial chromosome. Stx phages are widely diverse and carry many genes with limi...

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Published in:	AIMS Microbiology
Main Authors:	Stefanía B. Pascal, Ramiro Lorenzo, María Victoria Nieto Farías, John W.A. Rossen, Paula M. A. Lucchesi, Alejandra Krüger
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	AIMS Press 2023-08-01
Subjects:	shiga toxin stx subtypes phage sialate o-acetylesterase late genomic region diversity
Online Access:	https://www.aimspress.com/article/doi/10.3934/microbiol.2023030?viewType=HTML