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Characterization of a pore-forming cytotoxin expressed by Salmonella enterica serovars typhi and paratyphi A.
Infection and immunity - 1 Oct 2002
Oscarsson Jan, Westermark Marie, Löfdahl Sven, Olsen Björn, Palmgren Helena, Mizunoe Yoshimitsu, Wai Sun Nyunt, Uhlin Bernt Eric
Abstract excerpt
Cytolysin A (ClyA) is a pore-forming cytotoxic protein encoded by the clyA gene that has been characterized so far only in Escherichia coli. Using DNA sequence analysis and PCR, we established that clyA is conserved in the human-specific typhoid Salmonella enterica serovars Typhi and Paratyphi A and that the entire clyA gene locus is absent in many other S. enterica serovars, including Typhimurium. The gene...
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