Subtyping of Shiga toxin 2 variants in human-derived Shiga toxin-producingEscherichia colistrains isolated in Japan
Open Access
- 1 December 2002
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in FEMS Immunology & Medical Microbiology
- Vol. 34 (4) , 289-297
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1574-695x.2002.tb00636.x
Abstract
Shiga toxin 2 (Stx2) variants have been found to exhibit not only antigenic divergence, but also differences in toxicity for tissue culture cells andKeywords
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