Enterotoxins (cholera toxin [CT] or STb ... induce an immunosuppression facilitating the local development of the pathogenic bacteria, or at a distance causing lesions in other organs.

A: Animal; ACE: Accessory cholera enterotoxin; H: Human; ZOT: Zonula occludens toxin.

The incidence of colorectal cancer — a major cause of mortality in industrialized nations — is lowest in developing countries, where high levels of enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) infection ...