Characterization of the gene encoding heat-stable toxin II and preliminary molecular epidemiological studies of enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli heat-stable toxin II producers

Autor: Carlton L. Gyles, S. C. Whipp, C H Lee, Magdalene So, S L Moseley, H W Moon
Rok vydání: 1983
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Zdroj: Infection and Immunity. 42:264-268
ISSN: 1098-5522
0019-9567
DOI: 10.1128/iai.42.1.264-268.1983
Popis: The gene encoding heat-stable toxin II (STII) was cloned into an Escherichia coli K-12 strain, and its nucleotide sequence was determined. The deduced amino acid sequence indicates that STII is synthesized within the cell as a 71-amino-acid protein and that neither the DNA nor amino acid sequence bears any similarity to that of heat-stable toxin I. A DNA fragment containing the STII gene was used to probe enterotoxigenic E. coli clinical isolates with various toxin phenotypes and was shown to be useful in detecting all STII and only STII producers.
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