[O serogroup and virulence factors of motile Aeromonas]. 1992

N Watanabe, and K Morita, and S Kurata, and M Kanamori, and T Shimada
Department of Microbiology, Kyorin University School of Health Sciences.

A total of 182 isolates of motile Aeromonas from patients with diarrhea and environmental sources was investigated for hemolytic activity to rabbit erythrocyte and cytotoxicity to HeLa 229 cell. Furthermore, the relation between O serogroup and virulence factors, which were lethal to mouse and autoagglutination, were investigated. There were many strains possessing both the hemolytic and cytotoxic activities in A. hydrophila from overseas traveller's diarrhea, suggesting that these activities were associated with intestinal pathogenecity. Although there was a clear correlation between hemolytic and cytotoxic activities in A. hydrophila from overseas traveller's diarrhea, the correlation was not found in A. hydrophila from domestic cases of diarrhea and A. sobria from overseas traveller's diarrhea. Especially, some A. hydrophila isolates from domestic case of diarrhea produced only hemolysin. These results indicated that there was a difference in specificity between the toxins accounted for hemolytic and cytotoxic activities, and more than two different toxins were developed. O serogroups 11, 34, 14, 16, and 35 in that order were the most frequent serogroups. About half of O11 and O34 strains possessed lethal activity to mouse. Autoagglutination phenomenon did not seem to be associated with the lethal activity. In O11 strains, high cytotoxic titer was more frequently found in lethal activity positive-strains than in the activity negative-strains, suggesting that cytotoxicity contributed preferentially to lethal activity to mouse. But such a correlation was not found in O34 strains, so other virulence factors than hemolysin and cytotoxin may be associated with the lethal activity.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008813 Mice, Inbred ICR An inbred strain of mouse that is used as a general purpose research strain, for therapeutic drug testing, and for the genetic analysis of CARCINOGEN-induced COLON CANCER. Mice, Inbred ICRC,Mice, ICR,Mouse, ICR,Mouse, Inbred ICR,Mouse, Inbred ICRC,ICR Mice,ICR Mice, Inbred,ICR Mouse,ICR Mouse, Inbred,ICRC Mice, Inbred,ICRC Mouse, Inbred,Inbred ICR Mice,Inbred ICR Mouse,Inbred ICRC Mice,Inbred ICRC Mouse
D011817 Rabbits A burrowing plant-eating mammal with hind limbs that are longer than its fore limbs. It belongs to the family Leporidae of the order Lagomorpha, and in contrast to hares, possesses 22 instead of 24 pairs of chromosomes. Belgian Hare,New Zealand Rabbit,New Zealand Rabbits,New Zealand White Rabbit,Rabbit,Rabbit, Domestic,Chinchilla Rabbits,NZW Rabbits,New Zealand White Rabbits,Oryctolagus cuniculus,Chinchilla Rabbit,Domestic Rabbit,Domestic Rabbits,Hare, Belgian,NZW Rabbit,Rabbit, Chinchilla,Rabbit, NZW,Rabbit, New Zealand,Rabbits, Chinchilla,Rabbits, Domestic,Rabbits, NZW,Rabbits, New Zealand,Zealand Rabbit, New,Zealand Rabbits, New,cuniculus, Oryctolagus
D005243 Feces Excrement from the INTESTINES, containing unabsorbed solids, waste products, secretions, and BACTERIA of the DIGESTIVE SYSTEM.
D005260 Female Females
D005516 Food Microbiology The presence of bacteria, viruses, and fungi in food and food products. This term is not restricted to pathogenic organisms: the presence of various non-pathogenic bacteria and fungi in cheeses and wines, for example, is included in this concept. Microbiology, Food
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000333 Aeromonas A genus of gram-negative, facultatively anaerobic, rod-shaped bacteria that occurs singly, in pairs, or in short chains. Its organisms are found in fresh water and sewage and are pathogenic to humans, frogs, and fish.
D000818 Animals Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA. Animal,Metazoa,Animalia
D014774 Virulence The degree of pathogenicity within a group or species of microorganisms or viruses as indicated by case fatality rates and/or the ability of the organism to invade the tissues of the host. The pathogenic capacity of an organism is determined by its VIRULENCE FACTORS. Pathogenicity
D014871 Water Microbiology The presence of bacteria, viruses, and fungi in water. This term is not restricted to pathogenic organisms. Microbiology, Water

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