Pathogenicity Island: VPI


• General information

Name : VPI
Host strain : Vibrio cholerae SCE256
Function : TcpA-adhesin, Mop, ToxT regulator
Insertion site : ssrA (potential regulatory 10Sa RNA molecule)


• GenBank accessions: 2 records

1) AF306797 (2280 bp)

    Definition : Vibrio cholerae strain SCE256 toxin co-regulated pilus biosynthesis protein F (tcpF) and toxin co-regulated pilus virulence regulatory protein (tcpN) genes, complete cds.

    Publication :
    - Mukhopadhyay,A.K., Chakraborty,S., Takeda,Y., Nair,G.B. and Berg,D.E., "Characterization of VPI pathogenicity island and CTXphi prophage in environmental strains of Vibrio cholerae", J. Bacteriol. 183 (16), 4737-4746 (2001) PUBMED 11466276.

    - Mukhopadhyay,A.K., Chakraborty,S., Shimada,T., Takeda,Y., Nair,G.B. and Berg,D.E., "Direct Submission", Submitted (20-SEP-2000) Molecular Microbiology, Washington University Medical School, 660 South Euclid Ave., Saint Louis, MO 63110, USA.


      





2) AF319654 (1149 bp)

    Definition : Vibrio cholerae strain SCE256 toxin co-regulated pilus biosynthesis protein P (tcpP) gene, complete cds.

    Publication :
    - Mukhopadhyay,A.K., Chakraborty,S., Takeda,Y., Nair,G.B. and Berg,D.E., "Characterization of VPI pathogenicity island and CTXphi prophage in environmental strains of Vibrio cholerae", J. Bacteriol. 183 (16), 4737-4746 (2001) PUBMED 11466276.

    - Mukhopadhyay,A.K., Chakraborty,S., Shimada,T., Takeda,Y., Nair,G.B. and Berg,D.E., "Direct Submission", Submitted (07-NOV-2000) Molecular Microbiology, Washington University School of Medicine, 660 South Euclid Ave., Box 8230, St Louis, MO 63110, USA.


      





• PAI-like regions homologous to this PAI (genomes and locations)

None