Demonstration of cholera toxin-related factor in cultures of Aeromonas species by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay.
The production of toxins by Aeromonas species was examined by the suckling mouse test, the hemolysin test, and the enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay with anticholera enterotoxin. A factor that was immunologically related to cholera enterotoxin was produced by 5 of 14 strains of Aeromonas hydrophila and 4 of 15 strains of Aeromonas sobria. Analysis by these assays and by a test for heat stability suggested that the factor differed from hemolysin and from toxin that was active in the suckling mouse test.
D000333:Aeromonas / Q000276:immunology / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D000818:Animals; D000833:Animals, Suckling; D001427:Bacterial Toxins / Q000276:immunology*; D001681:Biological Assay; D002772:Cholera Toxin / Q000276:immunology*; D003429:Cross Reactions; D004768:Enterotoxins / Q000276:immunology*; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D006460:Hemolysin Proteins / Q000032:analysis; D006358:Hot Temperature; D051379:Mice
D001427:Bacterial Toxins; D004768:Enterotoxins; D006460:Hemolysin Proteins; D002772:Cholera Toxin