“…It consists of two subunits, A and B (9,10,12). The biological activities of Shiga toxin reported so far are neurotoxic activity in mice, rabbits and monkeys, with a lethal effect when injected intraperitoneally, cytotoxicity to various cultured cells, such as HeLa cells and Vero cells, and enterotoxic activity, causing induction of fluid accumulation in rabbit ligated ileal loops (3,8,9,11).…”