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| Carbonell,G.V.; Amorim,C.R.N.; Furumura,M.T.; Darini,A.L.C.; Fonseca,B.A.L.; Yano,T.. |
| Serratia marcescens cytotoxin was purified to homogeneity by ion-exchange chromatography on a DEAE Sepharose Fast Flow column, followed by gel filtration chromatography on a Sephadex G100 column. The molecular mass of the cytotoxin was estimated to be about 50 kDa. Some biological properties of the cytotoxin were analyzed and compared with well-characterized toxins, such as VT1, VT2 and CNF from Escherichia coli and hemolysin produced by S. marcescens. The sensitivity of the cell lines CHO, HeLa, HEp-2, Vero, BHK-21, MA 104 and J774 to the cytotoxin was determined by the cell viability assay using neutral red. CHO and HEp-2 were highly sensitive, with massive cellular death after 1 h of treatment, followed by BHK-21, HeLa, Vero and J774 cells, while MA 104... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Cell culture; Biological activity; Serratia marcescens; Cytotoxin; Virulence factors. |
| Ano: 2003 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2003000300010 |
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| Carbonell,G.V.; Alfieri,A.F.; Alfieri,A.A.; Vidotto,M.C.; Levy,C.E.; Darini,A.L.C.; Yanaguita,R.M.. |
| Cytotoxin production was studied in 60 Serratia marcescens strains isolated from hospitalized patients. Association of cytotoxic activity with serotype, source of isolation and presence of plasmids was also evaluated. Thirteen of the 60 S. marcescens strains produced a cytotoxic effect on Vero cells. These strains were isolated from distinct clinical sources and classified into seven different serotypes (O1:H7; O4:NM; O10:NT; O19:NM; O6,14:H4; O6,14:NM and O6,14:H1). No relationship was observed between cytotoxic activity and clinical source or serotypes of the strains. Plasmids from five cytotoxin-producing S. marcescens strains were transferred to E. coli K12/711. The transconjugants did not exhibit cytotoxicity, indicating that the cytotoxic effect is... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Cytotoxin production; Nosocomial infections; Plasmids; Serratia marcescens; Virulence factors. |
| Ano: 1997 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X1997001100005 |
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