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Aerolysin from Aeromonas hydrophila and related toxins

Fivaz, M.
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Abrami, L.
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Tsitrin, Y.
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2001
Current Topics in Microbiology and Immunology

Aeromonads are ubiquitous gram-negative bacteria found in aqueous environments. Some members of the genus are pathogenic for fish, reptiles and cows. In humans, Aeromonas infection is mainly associated with grastrointestinal diseases, but in immuno-compromised individuals infection can lead to septicemia and meningitis (Austin et al. 1996). Aeromonas secretes a variety of virulence factors amongst which aerolysin is the best characterized. Using marker exchange mutagenesis, aerolysin was demonstrated to be required not only for the establishment but also for the subsequent maintenance of systemic infections associated with the bacterium (Chakraborty et al. 1987). Furthermore, specific neutralizing antibodies to aerolysin have been detected in animals surviving Aeromonas infection.

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DOI
10.1007/978-3-642-56508-3_3
Author(s)
Fivaz, M.
Abrami, L.
Tsitrin, Y.
van der Goot, F. G.  
Date Issued

2001

Published in
Current Topics in Microbiology and Immunology
Volume

257

Start page

35

End page

52

Subjects

Aeromonas hydrophila/*metabolism

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Animal

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Bacterial Toxins/*chemistry/metabolism

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Cell Membrane/chemistry/metabolism

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Cell Membrane Permeability

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Clostridium/metabolism

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Comparative Study

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Erythrocytes/microbiology

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Glycosylphosphatidylinositols/metabolism

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Hemolysins/*chemistry/metabolism

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Ion Channels/*chemistry/metabolism

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Phospholipase C/chemistry/metabolism

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Sequence Homology

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Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Sciences, University of Geneva, 30 Quai Ernest-Ansermet, 1211 Geneva, Switzerland.

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January 30, 2009
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