Plasmid-associated enterotoxin production in a strain of Escherichia coli isolated from humans.

Infection and immunity ·Vol. 5 ·No. 4 ·1972-04-00 ·Pages 622-4

Skerman FJ, Formal SB, Falkow S

Abstract

A strain of Escherichia coli isolated from an epidemic of "nonspecific" diarrhea has been shown to harbor a plasmid which specifies enterotoxin production.

MeSH Terms

Clone Cells Diarrhea/microbiology Enterotoxins/biosynthesis Escherichia coli/isolation & purification,metabolism Extrachromosomal Inheritance Genetics, Microbial Humans

Chemicals

Enterotoxins

Authors & Affiliations

3 authors, click to expand affiliations / ORCID

Skerman F J

Formal S B

Falkow S

References (3)

3 references, click to expand

A rapid screening test for transfer factors in drug-sensitive Enterobacteriaceae.
Nature. 1965 Dec 4;208(5014):1016-7 PMID: 5330446
Studies on Escherichia coli enterotoxin.
J Pathol Bacteriol. 1967 Apr;93(2):531-43 PMID: 4861401
Pathogenesis of Escherichia coli diarrhea.
N Engl J Med. 1971 Jul 1;285(1):1-9 PMID: 4996788

Article Info

Journal

Infection and immunity

Abbr.

Infect Immun

ISSN

0019-9567

DOI

10.1128/iai.5.4.622-624.1972

Published

1972-04-00

Pages

622-4

Language

English

Region

United States

NLM ID

0246127

PMCID

PMC422413

Subset

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PubMed source DOI: 10.1128/iai.5.4.622-624.1972 PMC Full Text View journal details

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