Escherichia coli O157:H7 strains associated with haemorrhagic colitis in the United States produce a Shigella dysenteriae 1 (SHIGA) like cytotoxin.
D003092:Colitis / Q000382:microbiology*; D003603:Cytotoxins / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000145:classification / Q000378:metabolism*; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D012762:Shigella dysenteriae / Q000378:metabolism*; D014481:United States
D003603:Cytotoxins