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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.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-AGR-005794
FieldAgriculture and food
SubjectAnimals, Livestock, One Health
SynonymsSLT-II (toxin); SLTII (toxin); Shiga toxin 2; verotoxin 2; verotoxin II; verotoxin-2
ReferencesMedical Subject Headings 2012; NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary (CC BY 4.0)
See alsoShiga-like toxins; Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli; Shiga-like toxin 1
TranslationsSpanish: 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.