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| − | '''''E. coli'' O157:H7''' is a virulent strain of ''[[E. coli]]'' with multiple genes coding for virulence. It expresses a Shiga like [[A/B5 toxin]] that behaves in a manner similar ricin within the body. It also codes for special [[Pili]] known as H7 pili which enables it to attach to the Jejunum, an area of the GI tract that E. coli typically does not attach to. | + | '''''E. coli'' O157:H7''' is a virulent strain of ''[[E. coli]]'' with multiple genes coding for virulence. It expresses a Shiga like [[A/B5 toxin]] that behaves in a manner similar to ricin within the body. It also codes for special [[Pili]] known as H7 pili which enables it to attach to the Jejunum, an area of the GI tract that E. coli typically does not attach to. |
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Latest revision as of 23:49, September 14, 2012
E. coli O157:H7 is a virulent strain of E. coli with multiple genes coding for virulence. It expresses a Shiga like A/B5 toxin that behaves in a manner similar to ricin within the body. It also codes for special Pili known as H7 pili which enables it to attach to the Jejunum, an area of the GI tract that E. coli typically does not attach to.