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''Vibreo cholerae'' is a gram negative | ''Vibreo cholerae'' is a gram-negative bacterium which is both fermentative and oxidative in its [[Metabolism|metabolism]]. Its movement is enbled by a single polar [[Flagellum|flagellum]] <ref>www.textbookofbacteriology.net,2008,Vibreo cholerae and Asiatic cholera, Kenneth Todar</ref>. | ||
There are hundreds of strains of ''V. cholerae'', and only those which are infected by a mobile [[Bacteriophage|bacteriophage]] cause human disease such as the epidemic diarrheal disease, cholera<ref name="null">Alberts B, Johnson A, Lewis J, Morgan D, Raff M, Roberts K, Walter P. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 6th Ed, Garland Science, Taylor and Francis Group. 2015; Page 1269-1270</ref>. ''V. cholerae'' causes [[Cholera|cholera]] by producing [[Cholera_toxin|cholera toxins ]](CT) which consist of 2 subunits: A and B. The A subunit contains enzymatic activity and the B subunit binds to a cell-surface receptor called G<sub>M1</sub> on intestinal epithelial cells<ref>Alberts B, Jonhson A, Lewis J, Morgan D, Raff M, Roberts K, Walter P. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 6th Ed, Garland Science, Taylor and Francis Group. 2015; Page 576</ref>. | |||
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Revision as of 11:59, 15 November 2016
Vibreo cholerae is a gram-negative bacterium which is both fermentative and oxidative in its metabolism. Its movement is enbled by a single polar flagellum [1].
There are hundreds of strains of V. cholerae, and only those which are infected by a mobile bacteriophage cause human disease such as the epidemic diarrheal disease, cholera[2]. V. cholerae causes cholera by producing cholera toxins (CT) which consist of 2 subunits: A and B. The A subunit contains enzymatic activity and the B subunit binds to a cell-surface receptor called GM1 on intestinal epithelial cells[3].
References
- ↑ www.textbookofbacteriology.net,2008,Vibreo cholerae and Asiatic cholera, Kenneth Todar
- ↑ Alberts B, Johnson A, Lewis J, Morgan D, Raff M, Roberts K, Walter P. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 6th Ed, Garland Science, Taylor and Francis Group. 2015; Page 1269-1270
- ↑ Alberts B, Jonhson A, Lewis J, Morgan D, Raff M, Roberts K, Walter P. Molecular Biology of the Cell. 6th Ed, Garland Science, Taylor and Francis Group. 2015; Page 576