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The NheA component of the non-hemolytic enterotoxin of Bacillus cereus is produced by Bacillus anthracis but is not required for virulence.
Microbial pathogenesis - 1 Sept 2004
Mendelson Itai, Tobery Steve, Scorpio Angelo, Bozue Joel, Shafferman Avigdor, Friedlander Arthur M
Abstract excerpt
A non-hemolytic enterotoxin (NHE) is one of the two enterotoxins thought to cause diarrhea produced by Bacillus cereus. We identified genes in Bacillus anthracis homologous to the B. cereus nheAB genes encoding proteins of the NHE complex. The NheA component was detected immunologically in culture supernatants from B. anthracis but not from a NheA(-) mutant, suggesting that B. anthracis produces and secretes the...
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