Virulence factors of A. caviae strains isolated from acute diarrheic disease in Cuba

Graciela Castro Escarpulli, Dayrema Peña Del Barrio, N. Castañeda, Ailec García Azcuaga, Luis Morier Dias, Ma Guadalupe Aguilera-Arreola, Laura Bravo Farias

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Abstract

Fifty Aeromonas caviae strains from intestinal infection in different Cuban provinces were identified by the Aerokey II method and virulence factors were investigated. The strains did not produce haemolysins but other exoenzymes such as proteases, lipases, and DNases; additionally, all isolates adhered to the HEp-2 cell line by the Carrello method and this did not correlate with other virulence factors presence which demonstrates that the haemolysin phenotypic expression is not necessary for these strains to be pathogenic and that pathogenicity is multifactorial, each strain expressing at least one virulence factor.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)11-13
Number of pages3
JournalRevista latinoamericana de microbiologia
Volume44
Issue number1
StatePublished - Jan 2002
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • A. caviae
  • Virulence factors

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