Production of heat-stable enterotoxin by the O128 serogroup of Escherichia coli

M H Reis; A F Castro; M R Toledo; L R Trabulsi

doi:10.1128/iai.24.1.289-290.1979

Production of heat-stable enterotoxin by the O128 serogroup of Escherichia coli

Infect Immun. 1979 Apr;24(1):289-90. doi: 10.1128/iai.24.1.289-290.1979.

Authors

M H Reis, A F Castro, M R Toledo, L R Trabulsi

Abstract

Nine out of 11 Escherichia coli strains belonging to enteropathogenic O128 serogroup were shown to produce heat-stable enterotoxin. This property may be related to the pathogenicity of this serogroup of bacteria.

MeSH terms

Bacterial Toxins / biosynthesis*
Diarrhea, Infantile / microbiology
Enterotoxins / biosynthesis*
Escherichia coli / classification
Escherichia coli / metabolism*
Hot Temperature
Humans
Serotyping
Species Specificity

Substances

Bacterial Toxins
Enterotoxins