title: Production of enterotoxin and cytotoxin by Aeromonas veronii.
abstract: Fourteen strains of Aeromonas veronii were isolated from salt and fresh water in Rio de Janeiro and investigated for the presence of virulence factors. Eleven (79%) A. veronii strains were positive for enterotoxin by the suckling-mouse test and thirteen (93%) produced hemolysin. Of the 13 A. veronii strains that produced hemolysin, seven were investigated for cytotoxin production using Vero cells as indicator cells and all of them were positive.
authors.affiliation: Instituto de Microbiologia, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Brasil.
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Neves
authors.forename: M P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Nunes
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Milhomem
authors.forename: I D
authors.initials: ID
authors.lastname: Ricciardi
mesh_terms: D000333:Aeromonas / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000472:pathogenicity; D000818:Animals; D003603:Cytotoxins / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D004768:Enterotoxins / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006460:Hemolysin Proteins / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000302:isolation & purification; D051379:Mice; D014709:Vero Cells / Q000648:ultrastructure; D014774:Virulence; D014871:Water Microbiology
chemical_list: D003603:Cytotoxins; D004768:Enterotoxins; D006460:Hemolysin Proteins