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. 1987 Nov;53(11):2696–2698. doi: 10.1128/aem.53.11.2696-2698.1987

Hemolytic activity of and lethal toxin production by environmental strains of Vibrio parahaemolyticus.

B L Sarkar 1, R Kumar 1, S P De 1, S C Pal 1
PMCID: PMC204179  PMID: 3426228

Abstract

Repeated subculturing of Kanagawa-negative strains of Vibrio parahaemolyticus on Wagatsuma agar induced the production of a hemolysin which was not the thermostable direct hemolysin. Crude hemolysin exhibited a 30 to 40% lethal toxicity in mice after intraperitoneal injection. A 21-kilodalton protein band was observed with all the environmental isolates in sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. Results suggested that a certain percentage of environmental strains of V. parahaemolyticus is responsible for pathogenesis.

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