The sequence of the non-haemolytic enterotoxin operon from Bacillus cerceus

Authors
Granum, PE O'Sullivan, K Lund, T
Citation
Pe. Granum et al., The sequence of the non-haemolytic enterotoxin operon from Bacillus cerceus, FEMS MICROB, 177(2), 1999, pp. 225-229
Citations number
16
Categorie Soggetti
Microbiology
Journal title
FEMS MICROBIOLOGY LETTERS
ISSN journal
03781097 → ACNP
Volume
177
Issue
2
Year of publication
1999
Pages
225 - 229
Database
ISI
SICI code
0378-1097(19990815)177:2<225:TSOTNE>2.0.ZU;2-E
Abstract
The non-haemolytic enterotoxin from Bacillus cereus has been sequenced. It is composed of three components, nonhaemolytic enterotoxin A, B and C of 41 .0, 39.8 and 36.5 kDa, respectively. Transcription of the operon seems to b e positively regulated by plcR, a gene that also regulates phospholipase C expression. There is substantial similarity between the three proteins of n on-haemolytic enterotoxin and between the non-haemolytic enterotoxin and ha emolytic enterotoxin proteins. (C) 1999 Published by Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.