Cholera: Nice bacteria and bad viruses

被引：14

作者：

Levin, BR ^{[1
]}

Tauxe, RV ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] CTR DIS CONTROL,NATL CTR INFECT DIS,DIV BACTERIAL & MYCOT DIS,FOODBORNE & DIARRHEAL DIS BRANCH,ATLANTA,GA 30333

来源：

CURRENT BIOLOGY | 1996年 / 6卷 / 11期

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D O I：

10.1016/S0960-9822(96)00738-5

中图分类号：

Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];

学科分类号：

071010 ; 081704 ;

摘要：

The genes coding for cholera toxin are borne on, and can be infectiously transmitted by, a filamentous bacteriophage, raising intriguing questions about the mechanisms and evolution of bacterial pathogenesis, and the taxonomy, epidemiology and control of cholera and other bacterial diseases.

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页码：1389 / 1391

页数：3

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