Comparative bioinformatics and experimental analysis of the intergenic regulatory regions of Bacillus cereus hbl and nhe enterotoxin operons and the impact of CodY on virulence heterogeneity

Comparative bioinformatics and experimental analysis of the intergenic regulatory regions of Bacillus cereus hbl and nhe enterotoxin operons and the impact of CodY on virulence heterogeneity

Bacillus cereus is a food contaminant with greatly varying enteropathogenic potential. Almost all known strains harbor the genes for at least one of the three enterotoxins Nhe, Hbl and CytK. While some strains show no cytotoxicity, others have caused outbreaks, in rare cases even with lethal outcome...

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Main Authors: Maria-Elisabeth eBöhm, Viktoria Magdalena Krey, Nadja eJessberger, Elrike eFrenzel, Siegfried eScherer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2016-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
Bacillus cereus
Enterotoxins
tran
NHE
HBL
Cody
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmicb.2016.00768/full

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