Cholera Toxins

Vibrio cholerae, the causative organism of the disease Cholera, colonizes the small intestine and produces several different toxins among which the enterotoxin, or more widely known as cholera toxin (CT), happens to be the major virulence determinant that is responsible for the diarrheal syndrome. T...

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Cote:Libro Electrónico
Auteurs principaux: Chaudhuri, Keya (Auteur), Chatterjee, S. N. (Auteur)
Collectivité auteur: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2009.
Édition:1st ed. 2009.
Sujets:
Medical microbiology.
Microbiology.
Food science.
Biochemistry.
Cytology.
Pharmacology.
Medical Microbiology.
Food Science.
Cell Biology.
Accès en ligne:Texto Completo
Table des matières:
  • An Introduction to Cholera
  • Bacterial Toxins: A Brief Overview
  • Vibrio cholerae, the Causative Organism
  • Endotoxin of Vibrio cholerae: Physical and Chemical Characterization
  • Endotoxin of Vibrio cholerae: Genetics of Biosynthesis
  • Endotoxin of Vibrio cholerae: Biological Functions
  • Cholera Toxin (CT): Structure
  • Cholera Toxin (CT): Organization and Function of the Relevant Genetic Elements
  • Cholera Toxin (CT): Regulation of the Relevant Virulence Genes
  • Cholera Toxin (CT): Secretion by the Vibrios
  • Cholera Toxin (CT): Entry and Retrograde Trafficking into the Epithelial Cell
  • Cholera Toxin (CT): Immune Response of the Host and Vaccine Production
  • Other Toxins of Vibrio cholerae
  • Concluding Notes.

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