Identification of a protein sectetory pathway for the secretion of heat-labile enterotoxin by an enterotoxigenic strain of Escherichia coli

Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) is an enteric pathogen that causes cholera-like diarrhea in humans and animals. ETEC secretes a heat-labile enterotoxin (LT), which resembles cholera toxin, but the actual mechanism of LT secretion is presently unknown.

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Published inProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS Vol. 99; no. 10; p. 7066
Main Authors Tauschek, Marija, Gorrell, Rebecca J, Strugnell, Richard A, Robins-Browne, Roy M
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Washington National Academy of Sciences 14.05.2002
Subjects
Bacteria
Microbiology
Pathogens
Proteins
Studies
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Summary:Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) is an enteric pathogen that causes cholera-like diarrhea in humans and animals. ETEC secretes a heat-labile enterotoxin (LT), which resembles cholera toxin, but the actual mechanism of LT secretion is presently unknown.
ISSN:0027-8424
1091-6490