Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli

{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-005792",
  "term": "Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "Strains of Escherichia coli with the ability to produce at least one or more of at least two antigenically distinct, usually bacteriophage-mediated cytotoxins: Shiga toxin 1 and Shiga toxin 2. These bacteria can cause severe disease in humans including bloody diarrhea and hemolytic uremic syndrome.",
  "synonyms": [
    "STEC (Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli)",
    "STEC/VTEC (Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli)",
    "Shiga toxigenic E. coli",
    "Shiga toxigenic Escherichia coli",
    "Shiga toxin-producing E. coli",
    "Shiga-toxigenic Escherichia coli",
    "VTEC (verotoxin-producing Escherichia coli)",
    "Vero cytotoxin-producing E. coli",
    "Vero cytotoxin-producing Escherichia coli",
    "verocytotoxin-producing Escherichia coli",
    "verotoxigenic E. coli",
    "verotoxigenic Escherichia coli",
    "verotoxin-producing E. coli",
    "verotoxin-producing Escherichia coli"
  ],
  "subject": "Taxonomic Hierarchy",
  "see_also": [
    "enterovirulent Escherichia coli group",
    "Shiga-like toxin 1",
    "Shiga-like toxin 2",
    "enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli"
  ],
  "references": [
    "Medical Subject Headings 2012",
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "Escherichia coli productora de la toxina shiga"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/shiga-toxin-producing-escherichia-coli/"
}