Enterotoxins in Aeromonas-associated gastroenteritis

Microbes Infect. 1999 Nov;1(13):1129-37. doi: 10.1016/s1286-4579(99)00202-6.

Abstract

Aeromonas species produce an array of virulence factors, and the pathogenesis of Aeromonas infections is therefore complex and multifactorial. Aeromonas-associated gastroenteritis is especially a problem in young children. The potential involvement of enterotoxins in the pathogenesis of Aeromonas infections is discussed.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Aeromonas / metabolism
  • Aeromonas / pathogenicity*
  • Animals
  • Bacterial Proteins*
  • Enterotoxins / metabolism*
  • Gastroenteritis / microbiology*
  • Gastroenteritis / pathology*
  • Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / microbiology*
  • Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / pathology
  • Humans
  • Virulence

Substances

  • Bacterial Proteins
  • Enterotoxins
  • cytolytic enterotoxin protein, Aeromonas