Hyperproduction, purification, and mechanism of action of the cytotoxic enterotoxin produced by Aeromonas hydrophila

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 65, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 4299-4308

  Ferguson, M R ^a   Xu, X J ^a   Houston, C W ^a   Peterson, J W ^a   Coppenhaver, D H ^a   Popov, V L ^a   Chopra, A K ^a  

^a University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL TOXIN; CALCIUM CHLORIDE; CHOLESTEROL; ENTEROTOXIN;

AEROMONAS HYDROPHILA; ARTICLE; CHANNEL GATING; CYTOTOXICITY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ERYTHROCYTE MEMBRANE; GENE EXPRESSION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; TOXIN ANALYSIS;

EID: 0030862053     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/iai.65.10.4299-4308.1997     Document Type: Article

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