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Identification and characterization of the functional toxboxes in the Vibrio cholerae cholera toxin promoter.
Journal of bacteriology - 1 Oct 2012
Dittmer Jennifer B, Withey Jeffrey H
Abstract excerpt
Following the consumption of contaminated food or water by a human host, the Vibrio cholerae bacterium produces virulence factors, including cholera toxin (CT), which directly causes voluminous diarrhea, producing cholera. A complex regulatory network controls virulence gene expression and responds to various environmental signals and transcription factors. Ultimately, ToxT, a member of the AraC/XylS...
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