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. 1990 Oct;28(10):2351–2353. doi: 10.1128/jcm.28.10.2351-2353.1990

Differentiation of Genes Coding for Escherichia coli Verotoxin 2 and the Verotoxin Associated with Porcine Edema Disease (VTe) by the Polymerase Chain Reaction

W M Johnson 1,*, D R Pollard 2, H Lior 1, S D Tyler 2, K R Rozee 2
PMCID: PMC268176  PMID: 2229362

Abstract

Two sets of synthetic oligonucleotide primers were used in a polymerase chain reaction adaptation to distinguish the closely related genes for type 2 verotoxin (VT2 or Shiga-like toxin [SLT-II]) and the verotoxin associated with porcine edema disease (VTe or SLT-II variant [SLT-IIv]) in Escherichia coli.

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