Possible virulence factors involved in bacteraemia caused by Aeromonas hydrophila

Eighteen strains of Aeromonas hydrophila from patients with bacteraemia were investigated for possible virulence factors. Cytotoxin and haemolysin were produced by all strains, whereas cholera toxin-like factor was produced by 33% of strains only. Enterotoxin production was not detected. Haemaggluti...

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Main Authors:	Vadivelu, J., Puthucheary, S.D., Phipps, M., Chee, Y.W.
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Published:	Microbiology Society 1995
Subjects:	R Medicine (General)
Online Access:	http://eprints.um.edu.my/332/ http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/7884797
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spelling	my.um.eprints.3322019-04-18T07:54:31Z http://eprints.um.edu.my/332/ Possible virulence factors involved in bacteraemia caused by Aeromonas hydrophila Vadivelu, J. Puthucheary, S.D. Phipps, M. Chee, Y.W. R Medicine (General) Eighteen strains of Aeromonas hydrophila from patients with bacteraemia were investigated for possible virulence factors. Cytotoxin and haemolysin were produced by all strains, whereas cholera toxin-like factor was produced by 33% of strains only. Enterotoxin production was not detected. Haemagglutination of guinea-pig, fowl and rabbit erythrocytes was demonstrated by 83%, 67% and 61% of strains, respectively. Fucose- and mannose-sensitive haemagglutinins were predominant. None of the strains agglutinated sheep erythrocytes. Extrachromosomal DNA was detected in 17 strains, 16 of which had a plasmid (3.6-5.1 MDa), the majority being between 4.6 and 5.1 MDa. Microbiology Society 1995-03 Article PeerReviewed Vadivelu, J. and Puthucheary, S.D. and Phipps, M. and Chee, Y.W. (1995) Possible virulence factors involved in bacteraemia caused by Aeromonas hydrophila. Journal of Medical Microbiology, 42 (3). pp. 171-174. ISSN 0022-2615 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/7884797 7884797
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spellingShingle	R Medicine (General) Vadivelu, J. Puthucheary, S.D. Phipps, M. Chee, Y.W. Possible virulence factors involved in bacteraemia caused by Aeromonas hydrophila
description	Eighteen strains of Aeromonas hydrophila from patients with bacteraemia were investigated for possible virulence factors. Cytotoxin and haemolysin were produced by all strains, whereas cholera toxin-like factor was produced by 33% of strains only. Enterotoxin production was not detected. Haemagglutination of guinea-pig, fowl and rabbit erythrocytes was demonstrated by 83%, 67% and 61% of strains, respectively. Fucose- and mannose-sensitive haemagglutinins were predominant. None of the strains agglutinated sheep erythrocytes. Extrachromosomal DNA was detected in 17 strains, 16 of which had a plasmid (3.6-5.1 MDa), the majority being between 4.6 and 5.1 MDa.
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author	Vadivelu, J. Puthucheary, S.D. Phipps, M. Chee, Y.W.
author_facet	Vadivelu, J. Puthucheary, S.D. Phipps, M. Chee, Y.W.
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title	Possible virulence factors involved in bacteraemia caused by Aeromonas hydrophila
title_short	Possible virulence factors involved in bacteraemia caused by Aeromonas hydrophila
title_full	Possible virulence factors involved in bacteraemia caused by Aeromonas hydrophila
title_fullStr	Possible virulence factors involved in bacteraemia caused by Aeromonas hydrophila
title_full_unstemmed	Possible virulence factors involved in bacteraemia caused by Aeromonas hydrophila
title_sort	possible virulence factors involved in bacteraemia caused by aeromonas hydrophila
publisher	Microbiology Society
publishDate	1995
url	http://eprints.um.edu.my/332/ http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/7884797
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Possible virulence factors involved in bacteraemia caused by Aeromonas hydrophila

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