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Comparative genomics of Shiga toxin encoding bacteriophages

BACKGROUND: Stx bacteriophages are responsible for driving the dissemination of Stx toxin genes (stx) across their bacterial host range. Lysogens carrying Stx phages can cause severe, life-threatening disease and Stx toxin is an integral virulence factor. The Stx-bacteriophage vB_EcoP-24(B), commonl...

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Main Authors: Smith, Darren L, Rooks, David J, Fogg, Paul CM, Darby, Alistair C, Thomson, Nick R, McCarthy, Alan J, Allison, Heather E
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: BioMed Central 2012
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3430580/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22799768
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2164-13-311
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