E. coli
Subtitle: Shiga Toxin Methods and Protocols (Methods in Molecular Medicine)
Contributors: Dana Philpott (Editor); Frank Ebel (Editor)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Humana Press
Published: September 26, 2002
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 368
ISBN-13: 9780896039391
Subjects: Microbiology (non-medical); Molecular Microbiology; Life Sciences - Biology - Microbiology; Verocytotoxins; Microorganisms; Science; Medical / Nursing; Medical; Microbiology; Audiology & Speech Pathology; Infectious Diseases; Science / Microbiology; pathology; Escherichia coli Infections; Internal Medicine; Laboratory manuals
First sentence: Shiga toxin (Stx)-producing Escherichia coli (STEC), also referred to as Verocytotoxin-producing E. coli (VTEC) (1), are causes of a major, potentially fatal, zoonotic food-borne illness whose clinical spectrum includes non-specific diarrhea, hemorrhagic colitis, and the hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) (2-6).