Journal article
Virulence in Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae and RTX toxins.
- Frey J Institute for Veterinary Bacteriology, University of Berne, Switzerland.
- 1995-07-01
Published in:
- Trends in microbiology. - 1995
Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae
Animals
Bacterial Proteins
Genotype
Hemolysin Proteins
Phenotype
Virulence
English
RTX toxins are pore-forming, cytolytic protein toxins that occur widely among pathogenic Gram-negative bacteria. RTX toxins appear to play a direct role in the virulence of Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae, the etiological agent of porcine pleuropneumonia. This discovery has led to the development of new diagnostic and epidemiological tools, as well as vaccines, that are useful for a broad variety of serotypes.
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- English
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- closed
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- DOI 10.1016/s0966-842x(00)88939-8
- PMID 7551637
- Persistent URL
- https://sonar.ch/global/documents/257777
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