# Shiga toxin

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. Any of a family of related toxins with two major groups, Stx1 and Stx2, expressed by genes considered to be part of the genome of lambdoid prophages.

## Etymology
Named for Kiyoshi Shiga, who first described the bacterial origin of dysentery caused by Shigella dysenteriae.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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