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. 1985 Oct;50(1):317–319. doi: 10.1128/iai.50.1.317-319.1985

Intracellular distribution of heat-labile enterotoxin in a clinical isolate of Escherichia coli.

J D Clements, K L Lowe, L Bonham, S el-Morshidy
PMCID: PMC262174  PMID: 3899935

Abstract

The intracellular distribution of heat-labile enterotoxin in a human isolate of enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli varied significantly as a result of changing incubation time, media, and degree of aeration. Direct comparison with a K-12 plasmid recipient revealed a similar but less dramatic response to environmental factors.

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