Ghelardi Emilia, Celandroni Francesco, Salvetti Sara, Ceragioli Mara, Beecher Douglas J, Senesi Sonia, Wong Amy C L
Dipartimento di Patologia Sperimentale, Biotecnologie Mediche, Infettivologia ed Epidemiologia, Università degli Studi di Pisa, Via S. Zeno 35-39, 56127 Pisa, Italy.
Appl Environ Microbiol. 2007 Jun;73(12):4089-93. doi: 10.1128/AEM.02345-06. Epub 2007 Apr 20.
An association between swarming and hemolysin BL secretion was observed in a collection of 42 Bacillus cereus isolates (P=0.029). The highest levels of toxin were detected in swarmers along with swarm cell differentiation (P=0.021), suggesting that swarming B. cereus strains may have a higher virulence potential than nonswarming strains.
在42株蜡样芽孢杆菌分离株中观察到群体游动与溶血素BL分泌之间存在关联(P = 0.029)。在群体游动菌以及群体游动细胞分化过程中检测到最高水平的毒素(P = 0.021),这表明群体游动的蜡样芽孢杆菌菌株可能比非群体游动菌株具有更高的毒力潜能。