Open AccessNucleotide sequence of the gene for the hole-forming toxin aerolysin of Aeromonas hydrophila
Author(s) -
S. Peter Howard,
W J Garland,
M J Green,
J. Thomas Buckley
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
journal of bacteriology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.652
H-Index - 246
eISSN - 1067-8832
pISSN - 0021-9193
DOI - 10.1128/jb.169.6.2869-2871.1987
Subject(s) - aerolysin , aeromonas hydrophila , biology , toxin , gene , microbiology and biotechnology , nucleic acid sequence , genetics , microbial toxins , vibrionaceae , sequence (biology) , staphylococcus aureus , bacteria
The gene for the hole-forming toxin aerolysin from Aeromonas hydrophila was sequenced. Although most of the sequence seems unrelated to that of Staphylococcus aureus alpha-toxin, both proteins are very hydrophilic, and they each contain a nearly identical string of 10 amino acids.