verotoxin

== English == === Etymology === From Vero cell + toxin. Vero is in turn from Esperanto verda "green" + reno "kidney," as the Vero cell line is derived from kidney cells of the African green monkey. === Noun === verotoxin (plural verotoxins) Any of various toxins produced by some strains of Escherichia coli that are similar to those produced by Shigella. ==== Derived terms ==== verotoxigenic verotoxinogenic ==== Related terms ==== Shiga toxin