"Shiga toxin" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Shiga toxins [plural]
Etymology: Named for Kiyoshi Shiga, who first described the bacterial origin of dysentery caused by Shigella dysenteriae. Etymology templates: {{taxlink|Shigella dysenteriae|species}} Shigella dysenteriae Head templates: {{en-noun}} Shiga toxin (plural Shiga toxins)
  1. Any of a family of related toxins with two major groups, Stx1 and Stx2, expressed by genes considered to be part of the genome of lambdoid prophages. Categories (topical): Toxicology Synonyms: shigatoxin

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