Nucleotide sequence homology between the heat-labile enterotoxin gene of Escherichia coli and Vibrio cholerae deoxyribonucleic acid.
Isolated deoxyribonucleic acid fragments encoding the heat-labile enterotoxin of Escherichia coli were used to probe for homologous sequences in restricted whole-cell deoxyribonucleic acid from Vibrio cholerae. Significant sequence homology between the heat-labile enterotoxin gene and V. cholerae deoxyribonucleic acid was demonstrated, and apparent differences were observed in the organization of the cholera toxin gene among different strains of V. cholerae.
D001483:Base Sequence; D002772:Cholera Toxin / Q000235:genetics*; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics*; D004768:Enterotoxins / Q000235:genetics*; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000235:genetics*; D005796:Genes; D006358:Hot Temperature; D009693:Nucleic Acid Hybridization; D014734:Vibrio cholerae / Q000235:genetics*
D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D004768:Enterotoxins; D002772:Cholera Toxin