Shiga-toxin producing Escherichia coli (STEC) are enteric pathogens
with clinical manifestations varying from diarrhea to life-threatening
conditions such as hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) (Bettelheim,
2007; Beutin and Martin, 2012; Gyles, 2007). Established virulence
factors involved in human disease during E. coli infection are Shiga
toxins