Verotoxins

{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-006680",
  "term": "Verotoxins",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "A class of toxins that inhibit protein synthesis by blocking the interaction of ribosomal RNA with peptide elongation factors. They include Shiga toxin which is produced by Shigella dysenteriae and a variety of shiga-like toxins that are produced by pathologic strains of Escherichia coli such as Escherichia coli O157.",
  "synonyms": [
    "vero cytotoxins",
    "vero toxins",
    "verocytotoxins"
  ],
  "subject": "Animals, Livestock, One Health",
  "see_also": [
    "bacterial toxins",
    "Escherichia coli",
    "Shigella dysenteriae",
    "Escherichia coli O157",
    "Shiga-like toxins",
    "Shiga toxin"
  ],
  "references": [
    "Medical Subject Headings 2012",
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "verotoxinas"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/verotoxins/"
}