Cytotoxins of Vibrio vulnificus: Functions and roles in pathogenesis

BioMedicine (Netherlands)

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 19-26

  Hor, Lien I ^a   Chen, Chun Liang ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Cytolysin hemolysin; Cytotoxins; MARTX; Pathogenesis; Vibrio vulnificus; VvhA

Indexed keywords

CYTOTOXIN; MULTIFUNCTIONAL AUTOPROCESSING REPEATS IN TOXIN; TOXIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BACTERIAL SURVIVAL; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; CYTOTOXICITY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HOST PATHOGEN INTERACTION; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PROCESSING; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; REVIEW; TISSUE INJURY; TOXIN ANALYSIS; TOXIN STRUCTURE; VIBRIO VULNIFICUS; VIBRIO VULNIFICUS INFECTION;

NEGIBACTERIA; VIBRIO VULNIFICUS;

EID: 84875272091     PISSN: 22118020     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biomed.2012.12.003     Document Type: Review

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