vero cytotoxin

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vero cytotoxin

a cell cytotoxin produced by enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli that appears to contribute to the occurrence of hemorrhagic colitis and hemolytic uremic syndrome.

Synonym(s): Shigalike toxin

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ve·ro cy·to·tox·in

(ver'ō sī'tō-tok'sin)

A cell cytotoxin produced by enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli that appears to contribute to the occurrence of hemorrhagic colitis and hemolytic uremic syndrome.
Synonym(s): Shigalike toxin.

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coli were investigated by molecular biology techniques; polymerase chain reaction was used to detect enterohemorrhagic Shigalike toxins 1 and 2 genes and the attaching and effacing gene eae (6-8).

coli O157:H7 strains had genes that coded for Shigalike toxins 1 and 2 and the attaching and effacing gene eaeA.