CJ Megli, ASW Yuen, S Kolappan… - Journal of Molecular …, 2011 - Elsevier Vibrio cholerae relies on two main virulence factors, the toxin coregulated pilus (TCP) and cholera toxin, to cause the gastrointestinal disease cholera. TCP is a type IV pilus that mediates bacterial autoagglutination and colonization of the intestine. TCP is encoded by the tcp operon, ...
R McKenzie, CK Porter, JA Cantrell… - Journal of Infectious …, 2011 - jid.oxfordjournals.org For certain human infectious diseases, volunteer challenge models have been developed as tools to study disease pathogenesis and assess new treatment and prevention measures. Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC), a predominant global cause of bacterial diarrhea, have been ... Related articles - All 3 versions
M O'Connell Motherway, A Zomer… - Proceedings of the …, 2011 - National Acad Sciences Development of the human gut microbiota commences at birth, with bifidobacteria being among the first colonizers of the sterile newborn gastrointestinal tract. To date, the genetic basis of Bifidobacterium colonization and persistence remains poorly understood. Transcriptome analysis of the ... Cited by 1 - Related articles - All 3 versions
SD Isidean, MS Riddle, SJ Savarino… - Vaccine, 2011 - Elsevier Data on 17,205 ETEC isolates were abstracted from 136 included studies. Approximately half of the studies (49%) involved endemic populations, and an additional 17% involved only travel populations. Globally, 60% of isolates expressed LT either alone (27%) or in combination ... Related articles - All 2 versions
[HTML] from scielo.brC Rodas, R Mamani, J Blanco… - Brazilian Journal of …, 2011 - SciELO Brasil ... The strains were analyzed for heat-labile (LT) and heat-stable (ST) enterotoxins and colonization factor (CF) profiles, as well as for serogroups and antimicrobial resistance using phenotypic (ELISA, dot blot, slide agglutination and disc diffusion) and genotypic (Multiplex PCR ... Related articles - Cached - All 5 versions