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Gene Review:

STX2 - syntaxin 2

Gallus gallus

Synonyms: EPIM, syntaxin-2

Balagué, C. et al., Knöbl, T. et al., Schroeder, C.M. et al.

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Disease relevance of RCJMB04_1d11

Three E. coli isolates were shown to possess Shiga toxin genes (stx2) via PCR; all were O non-typeable and were recovered from ground beef samples purchased on the same day at the same supermarket [1].

High impact information on RCJMB04_1d11

Genes for heat labile (LT) and heat stable (STa and STb) enterotoxins, Shiga toxins (stx1 and stx2), cytotoxic necrotizing factor 1 (cnf), alpha-haemolysin (hly) and aerobactin (aer) production were also investigated [2].
Forty-nine E. coli isolates from food samples were further characterized for virulence genes by multiplex polymerase chain reaction (PCR) targeting the stx1, stx2, stx2e, eaeA, CNF1, CNF2, Einv, LTI, STI, and STII genes in four groups [3].

References

Isolation of antimicrobial-resistant Escherichia coli from retail meats purchased in Greater Washington, DC, USA. Schroeder, C.M., White, D.G., Ge, B., Zhang, Y., McDermott, P.F., Ayers, S., Zhao, S., Meng, J. Int. J. Food Microbiol. (2003) [Pubmed]
Virulence properties of Escherichia coli isolated from ostriches with respiratory disease. Knöbl, T., Baccaro, M.R., Moreno, A.M., Gomes, T.A., Vieira, M.A., Ferreira, C.S., Ferreira, A.J. Vet. Microbiol. (2001) [Pubmed]
Occurrence of non-O157 shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli in ready-to-eat food from supermarkets in Argentina. Balagué, C., Khan, A.A., Fernandez, L., Redolfi, A.L., Aquili, V., Voltattorni, P., Hofer, C., Ebner, G., Dueñas, S., Cerniglia, C.E. Food Microbiol. (2006) [Pubmed]

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