Nonhemolysis of epidemic El Tor biotype strains of Vibrio cholerae is related to multiple functional deficiencies of hemolysin A
Abstract Background Hemolysis of bacteria is an important phenotype used for typing and characterizing strains with specific biomarkers and even a virulence factor in bacterial pathogenesis. In Vibrio cholerae, hemolysin HlyA is responsible for hemolysis of sheep red blood cells, and this hemolytic...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2019-07-01
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| Series: | Gut Pathogens |
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| Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13099-019-0316-7 |