Production of cholera-like enterotoxin by Aeromonas hydrophila

Jpn J Med Sci Biol. 1984 Jun;37(3):141-4. doi: 10.7883/yoken1952.37.141.

Abstract

A total of 249 strains of mesophilic Aeromonas including 179 A. hydrophila and 70 A. caviae were tested for production of cholera-like enterotoxin by reversed passive latex agglutination (RPLA) assay. A cholera-like enterotoxin neutralized with cholera antitoxin was demonstrated in the culture filtrates from eight (4.5%) of the 179 A. hydrophila strains, while none of A. caviae strains revealed the enterotoxin production in the test. Production of the cholera-like enterotoxin in the eight strains of A. hydrophila was also confirmed by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA).

Publication types

  • Comparative Study

MeSH terms

  • Aeromonas / isolation & purification
  • Aeromonas / pathogenicity*
  • Animals
  • Bacterial Infections / microbiology
  • Cholera Toxin / analysis*
  • Diarrhea / microbiology
  • Humans
  • Latex Fixation Tests

Substances

  • Cholera Toxin