Vibrio cholerae

Vibrio cholerae
Bacterium that causes cholera, the life-threatening aspects of which are caused by the exotoxin (see cholera toxin). Short, slightly curved rods, highly motile (single polar flagellum), Gram negative. Adhere to intestinal epithelium (adhesion mechanism unknown), and produce enzymes (neuraminidase, proteases) that facilitate access of the bacterium to the epithelial surface.

Dictionary of molecular biology. 2004.

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