Escherichia coli O157

{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-002284",
  "term": "Escherichia coli O157",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "A verocytotoxin-producing serogroup belonging to the O subfamily of Escherichia coli which has been shown to cause severe food-borne disease. A strain from this serogroup, serotype H7, which produces Shiga toxins, has been linked to human disease outbreaks resulting from contamination of foods by E. coli 0157 from bovine origin.",
  "synonyms": [
    "E. coli O157",
    "E. coli O157-H7",
    "E. coli O157:H7",
    "Escherichia coli O157-H7",
    "Escherichia coli O157:H7",
    "STEC O157:H7",
    "Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli O157:H7"
  ],
  "subject": "Taxonomic Hierarchy",
  "see_also": [
    "enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli",
    "verotoxins",
    "food pathogens"
  ],
  "references": [
    "Medical Subject Headings 2012",
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "Escherichia coli O157"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/escherichia-coli-o157/"
}