Vibrio Cholerae
Vibrio cholerae
is a rod-shaped
bacterium
that causes
cholera
in
humans
. It and other species of the genus
Vibrio
belong to the gamma subdivision of the
Proteobacteria
. There are two dominant strains, classic and
El Tor
. are in the O1
serogroup
and both contain Inaba, Ogawa and Hikojima
serotypes
It colonizes the
gut
, where it adheres to villous absorptive cells via
filaments
, and secretes a
toxin
, causing massive fluid and
electrolyte
loss by
diarrhea
.
External links
Detailed information about vibrio cholerae and the cholera toxin
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