SUMMARY A review of type III effectors (T3 effectors) from strains of Xanthomonas reveals a
growing list of candidate and known effectors based on functional assays and sequence and …

Maternal and neonatal tetanus are important causes of maternal and neonatal mortality,
claiming about 180 000 lives worldwide every year, almost exclusively in developing …

Nueva edición de la obra de referencia en la asignatura de Microbiología que en su 8a ed
continúa siendo la" biblia" y el texto más reputado en esta temática. Aborda los principios …

Botulinum neurotoxins (designated BoNT/A–BoNT/G) are bacterial enzymes that block
neurotransmitter release by cleaving essential components of the vesicle fusion machinery …

Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) parasitizes host macrophages and subverts host innate
and adaptive immunity. Several cytokines elicited by Mtb are mediators of mycobacterial …

Botulinal neurotoxins (BoNTs) produced by anaerobic bacteria of the genus Clostridium are
the most toxic proteins known, with mouse LD50 values in the range of 1–5ng/kg. They are …

Clostridia produce the highest number of toxins of any type of bacteria and are involved in
severe diseases in humans and other animals. Most of the clostridial toxins are pore-forming …

This review focuses on the so-called SNARE (soluble N-ethyl maleimide sensitive factor
attachment protein receptor) proteins that are involved in exocytosis at the pre-synpatic …

The striking differences between the clinical symptoms of tetanus and botulism have been
ascribed to the different fate of the parental neurotoxins once internalised in motor neurons …

Tetanus is a neurologic disease of humans and animals characterized by spastic paralysis.
Tetanus is caused by tetanus toxin (TeNT) produced by Clostridium tetani, an environmental …