Outer membrane vesicle-mediated release of cytolethal distending toxin (CDT) from <it>Campylobacter jejuni</it>

Outer membrane vesicle-mediated release of cytolethal distending toxin (CDT) from <it>Campylobacter jejuni</it>

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Background: Cytolethal distending toxin (CDT) is one of the well-characterized virulence factors of <it>Campylobacter jejuni</it>, but it is unknown how CDT becomes surface-exposed or is released from the bacterium to the...

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Main Authors: Uhlin Bernt, Mizunoe Yoshimitsu, Song Tianyan, Vaitkevicius Karolis, Rompikuntal Pramod, Lindmark Barbro, Guerry Patricia, Wai Sun
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2009-10-01
Series:BMC Microbiology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2180/9/220

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