Shiga toxins : a review of structure, mechanism, and detection

• Main Authors: Silva, Christopher J. (Author), Brandon, David L. (Author), Skinner, Craig B. (Author), He, Xiaohua (Author)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham, Switzerland : Springer, 2017.
• Series: Food microbiology and food safety series.
• Subjects: Verocytotoxins.; elektronické knihy; electronic books
• ISBN: 9783319505800; 9783319505794
• Physical Description: 1 online resource

This book presents an overview of Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC), with in-depth coverage of key areas such as recent Shiga toxin-related poisonings in Europe and the US, the structure, production, and mechanism of action of Shiga toxin, and current methods of detection. The globalization of fo...