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<bold>FIGURE 16-2</bold> <bold>The pathogenesis of cholera and enterotoxigenic <i>Escherichia coli</i> (ETEC) infections.</bold> The organisms colonize the mucosal surface via microbial adhesins—for example, colonization factor antigen (Cfa) of enterotoxigenic <i>E. coli.</i> The factor that binds <i>V. cholerae</i> to cells is not clearly defined, but a toxin coregulated pilus (Tcp) causes the organisms to adhere to one another and form mic...
<bold>FIGURE 16-2</bold> <bold>The pathogenesis of cholera and enterotoxigenic <i>Escherichia coli</i> (ETE...
Figure 73.1. Electron photomicrograph of <italic>Vibrio cholerae</bold>.
Figure 73.3. Model of cholera toxin showing the five binding subunits surrounding a single active (<italic>A</bold>) subunit.