Shiga-like toxin 2
Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-005794
A toxin produced by certain pathogenic strains of Escherichia coli such as Escherichia coli O157. It shares 50-60% homology with Shiga toxin and Shiga toxin 1.
| Identifier | MLC-T-AGR-005794 |
|---|---|
| Field | Agriculture and food |
| Subject | Animals, Livestock, One Health |
| Synonyms | SLT-II (toxin); SLTII (toxin); Shiga toxin 2; verotoxin 2; verotoxin II; verotoxin-2 |
| References | Medical Subject Headings 2012; NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary (CC BY 4.0) |
| See also | Shiga-like toxins; Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli; Shiga-like toxin 1 |
| Translations | Spanish: toxina similar a la Shiga 2 |
Record as JSON
{
"id": "MLC-T-AGR-005794",
"term": "Shiga-like toxin 2",
"field": "Agriculture and food",
"definition": "A toxin produced by certain pathogenic strains of Escherichia coli such as Escherichia coli O157. It shares 50-60% homology with Shiga toxin and Shiga toxin 1.",
"synonyms": [
"SLT-II (toxin)",
"SLTII (toxin)",
"Shiga toxin 2",
"verotoxin 2",
"verotoxin II",
"verotoxin-2"
],
"subject": "Animals, Livestock, One Health",
"see_also": [
"Shiga-like toxins",
"Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli",
"Shiga-like toxin 1"
],
"references": [
"Medical Subject Headings 2012",
"NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
],
"translations": {
"es": "toxina similar a la Shiga 2"
},
"url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/shiga-like-toxin-2/"
}
Record 5,709 of 6,798 in Agriculture and food terminology (MLC-0114). Request the full dataset.