Open AccessThe verotoxin produced by clinical isolates of Escherichia coli O113 displays antigenic heterogeneity
Author(s) -
Johnson W.M.,
Lior H.
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
fems microbiology letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.899
H-Index - 151
eISSN - 1574-6968
pISSN - 0378-1097
DOI - 10.1111/j.1574-6968.1987.tb02090.x
Subject(s) - escherichia coli , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , neutralization , enterobacteriaceae , antigen , enterotoxin , toxin , bacteria , escherichia , virology , gene , genetics , virus
Verotoxin (VT) production was investigated in 11 human isolates of Escherichia coli O113:H21. Only 6 strains were found to produce VT and none produced classic heat‐labile (LT) and/or heat‐stable (ST) enterotoxins. Neutralization studies demonstrated antigenic heterogeneity of VT produced by these strains of E. coli O113.