Culture supernatants from V. cholerae O1 ElTor strains isolated from different geographic areas induce cell vacuolation and cytotoxicity Cepas de V. cholerae O1 biotipo ElTor aisladas de diferente origen geográfico inducen vacuolización celular y citotoxicidad

• Main Authors: Jorge E Vidal (Author), Fernando Enríquez-Rincón (Author), Silvia Giono-Cerezo (Author), Rosa María Ribas-Aparicio (Author), Paula Figueroa-Arredondo (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública, 2009-02-01T00:00:00Z.
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OBJECTIVE: To investigate whether the HlyA-induced vacuolating effect is produced by V. cholerae O1 ElTor strains isolated from different geographic origins, including Mexico. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Supernatant-induced haemolysis, vacuolating activity and cytotoxicity in Vero cells were recorded. PCR...