"Shiga Toxins" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A class of toxins that inhibit protein synthesis by blocking the interaction of ribosomal RNA; (RNA, RIBOSOMAL) with PEPTIDE ELONGATION FACTORS. They include SHIGA TOXIN which is produced by SHIGELLA DYSENTERIAE and a variety of shiga-like toxins that are produced by pathologic strains of ESCHERICHIA COLI such as ESCHERICHIA COLI O157.
| Descriptor ID |
D022603
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D08.811.277.450.430.700.750.750 D23.946.123.794 D23.946.330.575
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| Concept/Terms |
Shiga Toxins- Shiga Toxins
- Toxins, Shiga
- Vero Cell Cytotoxin
- Cytotoxin, Vero Cell
- Vero Cell Cytotoxins
- Cell Cytotoxins, Vero
- Cytotoxins, Vero Cell
- Verotoxins
- Vero Cytoxins
- Cytoxins, Vero
- Vero Toxin
- Toxin, Vero
- Vero Toxins
- Toxins, Vero
- Verotoxin
- Shiga-Like Toxins
- Shiga Like Toxins
- Toxins, Shiga-Like
- Vero Cytotoxin
- Cytotoxin, Vero
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| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Shiga Toxins" by people in Profiles.
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Antimicrobial and antimotility agent use in persons with shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli O157 infection in FoodNet Sites. Clin Infect Dis. 2011 May; 52(9):1130-2.