title: Production of heat-stable enterotoxin by the O128 serogroup of Escherichia coli.
abstract: Nine out of 11 Escherichia coli strains belonging to enteropathogenic O128 serogroup were shown to produce heat-stable enterotoxin. This property may be related to the pathogenicity of this serogroup of bacteria.
mesh_terms: D001427:Bacterial Toxins / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D003968:Diarrhea, Infantile / Q000382:microbiology; D004768:Enterotoxins / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000145:classification / Q000378:metabolism*; D006358:Hot Temperature; D006801:Humans; D012703:Serotyping; D013045:Species Specificity
chemical_list: D001427:Bacterial Toxins; D004768:Enterotoxins