Organism Mechanisms Flashcards by Rosie Glendinning

Vibrio cholerae

Cholera toxin (exotoxin) → activates Gs → ↑cAMP → ↑Cl- secretion to gut lumen → H2O efflux → watery diarrhoea (rice water diarrhoea).

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