Escherichia colistrains isolated from pigs with edema disease produce a variant of Shiga-like toxin II

<it>Escherichia coli</it> O157:H7 strains 933 produces elevated levels of 2 phage-encoded, antigenically distinct cytotoxins designated Shiga-like toxin I (SLT-I) and Shiga-like toxin II (SLT-II). These toxins kill both HeLa and Vero cells. In this report, the relationship between SLTs and a cytotox... View More