Abstract
Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) is a group of enteric pathogens causing diseases in humans such as diarrhea, hemorrhagic colitis and hemolytic uremic syndrome. The virulence factor that defines the STEC strains is the production of potent cytotoxins that inhibit the protein synthesis, called Shiga toxins (Stx). Recently, our research group described the development of peptid…