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Cloning and characterization of a novel haemolysin in Vibrio cholerae O1 that does not directly contribute to the virulence of the organism.
Microbiology (Reading, England) - 1 Jul 2002
Fallarino Angelo, Attridge Stephen R, Manning Paul A, Focareta Tony
Abstract excerpt
A previously undescribed haemolysin, distinct from the major Vibrio cholerae O1 El Tor haemolysin, HlyA, was cloned from the O1 classical biotype strain Z17561. This novel haemolysin showed 71.5% overall similarity to the delta-thermostable direct haemolysin of Vibrio parahaemolyticus, and so it has been termed V. cholerae delta-thermostable haemolysin (Vc-deltaTH, encoded by the dth gene). An ORF found...
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