Characterization of the dermonecrotic toxin in members of the genus Bordetella.

doi:10.1128/iai.62.9.3817-3828.1994

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Characterization of the dermonecrotic toxin in members of the genus Bordetella.

Infection and immunity - 1 Sept 1994

Walker K E, Weiss A A

Abstract excerpt

All members of the genus Bordetella and Pasteurella multocida (a gram-negative bacillus genetically unrelated to Bordetella spp., yet often sharing the same ecological niche) produce a dermonecrotic toxin (DNT). The amount of toxin produced and the time required for appearance of the lesions are...

Topics

Amino Acid Sequence
Animals
Bacterial Toxins
Base Sequence
Bordetella
Cloning, Molecular
Mice
Mice, Inbred BALB C
Molecular Sequence Data
Mutation
Transglutaminases
Virulence Factors, Bordetella

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