Lysogenic Conversion by a Filamentous Phage Encoding Cholera Toxin

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Summary

The emergence of toxigenic V. cholerae involves horizontal gene transfer that may depend on in vivo gene expression, and is shown here to be encoded by a filamentous bacteriophage (designated CTXΦ), which is related to coliphage M13.

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letter
Published
1996-06-28
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Keywords

Vibrio cholerae, Cholera toxin, Pilus, Lysogenic cycle, Biology

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