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Descriptor English: Shiga Toxin 2
Descriptor Spanish: Toxina Shiga II
Descriptor toxina Shiga II
Scope note: Toxina producida por ciertas cepas patógenas de ESCHERICHIA COLI, como ESCHERICHIA COLI O157. Comparte un 50-60 por ciento de homología con la TOXINA SHIGA y la TOXINA SHIGA I.
Descriptor Portuguese: Toxina Shiga II
Descriptor French: Shiga-toxine-2
Entry term(s): Cytotoxin, VT2
SLT II
SLT-II
SLTII
Shiga Like Toxin II
Shiga Toxin 2, Escherichia coli
Shiga-Like Toxin II
Stx2 protein
VT2 Cytotoxin
Vero Cytotoxin VT2
Verotoxin 2
Tree number(s): D08.811.277.450.430.700.750.750.124
D12.776.097.275.879
D23.946.123.794.124
D23.946.330.575.124
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D022641
Scope note: A toxin produced by certain pathogenic strains of ESCHERICHIA COLI such as ESCHERICHIA COLI O157. It shares 50-60% homology with SHIGA TOXIN and SHIGA TOXIN 1.
Allowable Qualifiers: AD administration & dosage
AE adverse effects
AG agonists
AI antagonists & inhibitors
AN analysis
BI biosynthesis
BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CH chemistry
CL classification
CS chemical synthesis
EC economics
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
IP isolation & purification
ME metabolism
PD pharmacology
PK pharmacokinetics
PO poisoning
RE radiation effects
SD supply & distribution
ST standards
TO toxicity
TU therapeutic use
UR urine
Previous Indexing: Bacterial Toxins (1980-2000)
Public MeSH Note: 2008; see SHIGA-LIKE TOXIN II 2001-2007, see BACTERIAL TOXINS 1997-2000; SHIGA-LIKE TOXIN II was indexed under BACTERIAL TOXINS 1988-2000
History Note: 2008 (1988)
Related: Shiga-Toxigenic Escherichia coli MeSH
DeCS ID: 35359
Unique ID: D022641
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 2001/01/01
Date of Entry: 2000/06/27
Revision Date: 2018/06/29
Shiga Toxin 2 - Preferred
Concept UI M0087735
Scope note A toxin produced by certain pathogenic strains of ESCHERICHIA COLI such as ESCHERICHIA COLI O157. It shares 50-60% homology with SHIGA TOXIN and SHIGA TOXIN 1.
Preferred term Shiga Toxin 2
Entry term(s) Cytotoxin, VT2
SLT II
SLT-II
SLTII
Shiga Like Toxin II
Shiga Toxin 2, Escherichia coli
Shiga-Like Toxin II
Stx2 protein
VT2 Cytotoxin
Vero Cytotoxin VT2
Verotoxin 2



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