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><p><em>Vibrio cholerae</em>, the causative agent of the severe diarrheal disease cholera, secretes several "accessory" toxins including RTX toxin, which causes cross-linking of the actin cytoskeleton. The rtx locus of <em>V. cholerae</em> is located adjacent to the integrated CTX? prophage. The RTX toxin itself is encoded by the <em>rtxA</em> gene found...

Keyword:

Vibrio cholerae, Type I secretion, Growth phase regulation, RTX toxin, and Proteases

Subject:

Integrated Graduate Program in the Life Sciences

Creator:

Bethany Kay Boardman

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Scholarly Digital Publishing

Date Uploaded:

05/14/2018

Date Modified:

05/14/2018

Date Created:

2007-03-30

Resource Type:

Dissertation