Pathogenic mechanisms of a non-agglutinable Vibrio cholerae strain: demonstration of invasive and enterotoxigenic properties.

Infection and immunity ·Vol. 18 ·No. 2 ·1977-11-00 ·Pages 542-5

Robins-Browne RM, Still CS, Isaäcson M, Koornhof HJ, Appelbaum PC, Scragg JN

Abstract

A non-agglutinable Vibrio cholerae strain isolated from the blood of a child with kwashiorkor and fever was shown to have the potential to invade as well as to produce a toxin resembling cholera toxin.

MeSH Terms

Blood/microbiology Child Cholera Toxin/biosynthesis Enterotoxins/biosynthesis Humans Kwashiorkor/microbiology Male Vibrio cholerae/isolation & purification,metabolism,pathogenicity

Chemicals

Enterotoxins Cholera Toxin

Authors & Affiliations

6 authors, click to expand affiliations / ORCID

Robins-Browne R M

Still C S

Isaäcson M

Koornhof H J

Appelbaum P C

Scragg J N

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Article Info

Journal

Infection and immunity

Abbr.

Infect Immun

ISSN

0019-9567

DOI

10.1128/iai.18.2.542-545.1977

Published

1977-11-00

Pages

542-5

Language

English

Region

United States

NLM ID

0246127

PMCID

PMC421265

Subset

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