| Literature DB >> 2898843 |
R Taylor1, C Shaw, K Peterson, P Spears, J Mekalanos.
Abstract
Mutants of Vibrio cholerae defective in intestinal colonization have been constructed. Characterization of these mutants has led to the identification of a gene cluster involved in the assembly of a pilus colonization factor called TCP. The tcp operon has been cloned and strains of V. cholerae have been constructed that overproduce this pilus and the B subunit of cholera toxin. Together these studies may contribute to the eventual construction of efficient live and killed, oral cholera vaccines.Entities:
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Year: 1988 PMID: 2898843 DOI: 10.1016/s0264-410x(88)80019-7
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Vaccine ISSN: 0264-410X Impact factor: 3.641