Microbiology Fundamentals: A Clinical Approach
3rd Edition
ISBN: 9781259709227
Author: Marjorie Kelly Cowan Professor, Heidi Smith
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 20, Problem 11Q
Why is it thought that the Shiga toxin in Shiga-toxin-producing E. coli originated in Shigella, and not the other way around? Also, explain how this characteristic was transferred between the two species.
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