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Looking for an academic partner for your discovery projects?
Ghent University offers a unique proposal: the collaboration between veterinarians, physicians and scientists from different disciplines present at Ghent University takes the research to a higher level and creates many opportunities for innovation. At our Faculty of Veterinary Medicine these innovations can be tested in our own facilities and on the target species.
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Ghent University offers a unique proposal: the collaboration between veterinarians, physicians and scientists from different disciplines present at Ghent University takes the research to a higher level and creates many opportunities for innovation. At our Faculty of Veterinary Medicine these innovations can be tested in our own facilities and on the target species.
Check what we can offer in these fields
🎺📃 Recent publication in PLOS Pathogens on Porcine Shiga Toxin-producing pathogenic E. coli strains, a work led by Prof. Bert Devriendt!
10 Nov 2025
🧫🐖 External factors influence intrinsic differences in Stx2e production by Porcine Shiga Toxin-producing Escherichia coli strains
Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) can cause serious disease in pigs, including diarrhea and oedema disease, sometimes leading to death. These symptoms are mainly caused by the Shiga toxin Stx2e. However, the factors influencing the production and secretion of this toxin by STEC strains are not fully understood. In this study, we examined various porcine STEC strains and tested how external factors like bile acids and antibiotics affect extracellular toxin levels.
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