Pathogenic mechanisms of a non-agglutinable Vibrio cholerae strain: demonstration of invasive and enterotoxigenic properties.
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.
D001769:Blood / Q000382:microbiology; D002648:Child; D002772:Cholera Toxin / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D004768:Enterotoxins / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D006801:Humans; D007732:Kwashiorkor / Q000382:microbiology; D008297:Male; D014734:Vibrio cholerae / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism / Q000472:pathogenicity*
D004768:Enterotoxins; D002772:Cholera Toxin