T. Miwatani

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A novel method to chemically immobilize antibody on nylon and its application to the rapid and differential detection of two Vibrio parahaemolyticus toxins in a modified enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay.

Honda, T, Miwatani, T, Yabushita, Y, Koike, N, Okada, K

A new method of chemically immobilizing antibody on nylon was developed. The method consists of serial treatments with HCl, polyethylene imine, and maleic anhydride methylvinyl ether copolymer, which...

Sequencing of the gene encoding the major pilin of pilus colonization factor antigen III (CFA/III) of human enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli and evidence that CFA/III is related to type IV pili.

Taniguchi, T, Fujino, Y, Yamamoto, K, Miwatani, T, Honda, T

The plasmid-encoded structural gene cofA necessary for the production of the major pilin subunit of pilus colonization factor antigen III (CFA/III) of human enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli was...

In vitro proteolytic processing and activation of the recombinant precursor of El Tor cytolysin/hemolysin (pro-HlyA) of Vibrio cholerae by soluble hemagglutinin/protease of V. cholerae, trypsin, and other proteases.

Nagamune, K, Yamamoto, K, Naka, A, Matsuyama, J, Miwatani, T, Honda, T

Vibrio cholerae produces a cytolytic toxin named El Tor cytolysin/hemolysin which is encoded by the hlyA gene. This cytolysin is produced as a 79-kDa precursor form (pro-HlyA) into the culture...

Cholera enterotoxin production in Vibrio cholerae O1 strains isolated from the environment and from humans in Japan.

Minami, A, Hashimoto, S, Abe, H, Arita, M, Taniguchi, T, Honda, T, ...

Vibrio cholerae O1 strains isolated from various sources in Japan over the years 1977 through 1987 were examined to confirm the presence or absence of the cholera enterotoxin (CT) gene and production...

Demonstration and characterization of simultaneous production of a thermostable direct hemolysin (TDH/I) and a TDH-related hemolysin (TRHx) by a clinically isolated Vibrio parahaemolyticus strain, TH3766.

Xu, M, Iida, T, Yamamoto, K, Takarada, Y, Miwatani, T, Honda, T

Simultaneous production of a thermostable direct hemolysin (TDH)-like toxin (TDHx) and a TDH-related hemolysin (TRH)-like toxin (TRHx) by a clinical isolate (strain TH3766) of Kanagawa...

Isolation from a coastal fish of Vibrio hollisae capable of producing a hemolysin similar to the thermostable direct hemolysin of Vibrio parahaemolyticus.

Nishibuchi, M, Doke, S, Toizumi, S, Umeda, T, Yoh, M, Miwatani, T

A vibrio isolated from the intestine of a coastal fish was identified as Vibrio hollisae by its biochemical characteristics. The isolate reacted with the gene probe for the thermostable direct...

Comparative amino acid sequence analysis of hemolysins produced by Vibrio hollisae and Vibrio parahaemolyticus.

Yoh, M, Honda, T, Miwatani, T, Tsunasawa, S, Sakiyama, F

Vibrio hollisae produces a hemolysin (Vh-rTDH) that is related to the thermostable direct hemolysin of Vibrio parahaemolyticus (Vp-TDH). Although both hemolysins are essentially similar biologically...

Effect of substitution of glycine for arginine at position 146 of the A1 subunit on biological activity of Escherichia coli heat-labile enterotoxin.

Okamoto, K, Okamoto, K, Miyama, A, Tsuji, T, Honda, T, Miwatani, T

The ADP-ribosyltransferase activity of polypeptide A1 of cholera toxin and that of Escherichia coli heat-labile enterotoxin (LT) are primarily responsible for the toxic activities of these toxins....

Deoxyribonucleic acid strand breaks during freeze-drying and their repair in Escherichia coli.

Ohnishi, T, Tanaka, Y, Yoh, M, Takeda, Y, Miwatani, T

Freeze-drying of Escherichia coli cells caused strand breaks of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) in both radiation-sensitive and -resistant strains. However, in the radiation-resistant strain E. coli B/r...

Demonstration of a plasmid-borne gene encoding a thermostable direct hemolysin in Vibrio cholerae non-O1 strains.

Honda, T, Nishibuchi, M, Miwatani, T, Kaper, J B

Of 15 Vibrio cholerae non-O1 strains, 2 produced a hemolysin termed NAG-rTDH, which is very similar to the thermostable direct hemolysin of V. parahaemolyticus. These two strains contained DNA...

Induction of mutation in Escherichia coli by freeze-drying.

Tanaka, Y, Yoh, M, Takeda, Y, Miwatani, T

The effect of freeze-drying on phenotypic reversion of amino acid auxotrophy to prototrophy was studied in Escherichia coli. In a radioresistant strain, E. coli H/r 30 (uvr+ exr+), which can repair...

Purification and characterization of a new heat-stable enterotoxin produced by Vibrio cholerae non-O1 serogroup Hakata.

Arita, M, Honda, T, Miwatani, T, Ohmori, K, Takao, T, Shimonishi, Y

The possible production of a heat-stable enterotoxin (Vc-H-ST) by Vibrio cholerae non-O1 serogroup Hakata was investigated, and the purified Vc-H-ST was characterized. It has a unique amino acid...

Purification and characterization of Vibrio metschnikovii cytolysin.

Miyake, M, Honda, T, Miwatani, T

An extracellular cytolysin produced by Vibrio metschnikovii was purified by acid precipitation, phenyl-Sepharose CL-4B chromatography, and rechromatography on a phenyl-Sepharose CL-4B column and...

Purification and characterization of a hemolysin produced by a clinical isolate of Kanagawa phenomenon-negative Vibrio parahaemolyticus and related to the thermostable direct hemolysin.

Honda, T, Ni, Y X, Miwatani, T

A clinical isolate (strain 4037) of Kanagawa phenomenon-negative Vibrio parahaemolyticus was studied. Although the strain was judged to be Kanagawa phenomenon-negative by various conventional tests,...

Isolation of Shiga toxin-resistant Vero cells and their use for easy identification of the toxin.

Kongmuang, U, Honda, T, Miwatani, T

Shiga toxin-resistant Vero cells were isolated by treatment of the cells with nitrosoguanidine. These mutant cells were not affected by Shiga toxin at more than 1 microgram/ml, although the parent...

Production and characterization of monoclonal antibodies to a pilus colonization factor (colonization factor antigen III) of human enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli.

Honda, T, Wetprasit, N, Arita, M, Miwatani, T

Three monoclonal antibodies (MAbs) to a pilus colonization factor (colonization factor antigen III [CFA/III]) of human enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) were developed and characterized. All of...

Enterotoxicity of El Tor-like hemolysin of non-O1 Vibrio cholerae.

Ichinose, Y, Yamamoto, K, Nakasone, N, Tanabe, M J, Takeda, T, Miwatani, T, ...

The enterotoxicity of an El Tor-like hemolysin purified from non-O1 Vibrio cholerae was investigated. Fluid accumulation was induced by injection of purified hemolysin into the ligated intestinal...

Comparison of effects of nicked and unnicked Escherichia coli heat-labile enterotoxin on Chinese hamster ovary cells.

Tsuji, T, Honda, T, Miwatani, T

The effect on nicking (proteolytic cleavage) of heat-labile enterotoxin (LT) on its activities on Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) cells was examined. LT nicked with trypsin induced morphological change...

Demonstration of cholera toxin-related factor in cultures of Aeromonas species by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay.

Honda, T, Sato, M, Nishimura, T, Higashitsutsumi, M, Fukai, K, Miwatani, T

The production of toxins by Aeromonas species was examined by the suckling mouse test, the hemolysin test, and the enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay with anticholera enterotoxin. A factor that was...

Purification and characterization of Vibrio cholerae non-O1 heat-stable enterotoxin.

Arita, M, Takeda, T, Honda, T, Miwatani, T

A toxin which causes rapid fluid accumulation in a suckling mouse assay and which was produced by Vibrio cholerae non-O1 was investigated. The toxin was purified from the culture supernatant of V....

Purification and partial characterization of a non-O1 Vibrio cholerae hemolysin that cross-reacts with thermostable direct hemolysin of Vibrio parahaemolyticus.

Yoh, M, Honda, T, Miwatani, T

A newly identified hemolysin (NAG-rTDH), which is related to the thermostable direct hemolysin (Vp-TDH) of Vibrio parahaemolyticus produced by non-O1 Vibrio cholerae, was studied. NAG-rTDH was...

Non-O1 Vibrio cholerae hemolysin: purification, partial characterization, and immunological relatedness to El Tor hemolysin.

Yamamoto, K, Al-Omani, M, Honda, T, Takeda, Y, Miwatani, T

Hemolysin of a non-O1 Vibrio cholerae strain was purified and characterized. The purified hemolysin gave a single protein band on conventional and sodium dodecyl sulfate-gel electrophoresis. Its...

Characterization of new hydrophobic pili of human enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli: a possible new colonization factor.

Honda, T, Arita, M, Miwatani, T

Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli strains were divided into five groups on the basis of their bacterial surface hydrophobicity (Honda et al., FEMS Microbiol. Lett. 17:273-276, 1983). Strains in group...

Effects of lincomycin and tetracycline on production and properties of enterotoxins of enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli.

Yoh, M, Yamamoto, K, Honda, T, Takeda, Y, Miwatani, T

Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli grown in the presence of lincomycin and tetracycline produced an increased amount of heat-labile enterotoxin (LT). These antibiotics increased the production of not...

Evidence that a non-O1 Vibrio cholerae produces enterotoxin that is similar but not identical to cholera enterotoxin.

Yamamoto, K, Takeda, Y, Miwatani, T, Craig, J P

Cholera-like enterotoxin produced by a non-O1 strain of Vibrio cholerae, S7 (S7 enterotoxin), isolated from human diarrheal stool, was purified, and its physicochemical, biological, and immunological...

Analysis of antigenic determinants in cholera enterotoxin and heat-labile enterotoxins from human and porcine enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli.

Takeda, Y, Honda, T, Sima, H, Tsuji, T, Miwatani, T

Antigenic determinants of cholera enterotoxin (CT) and heat-labile enterotoxin from a human strain (LTh) and a porcine strain (LTp) were analyzed by Ouchterlony double-gel diffusion test against...

Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay to detect Shiga toxin of Shigella dysenteriae and related toxins.

Kongmuang, U, Honda, T, Miwatani, T

A sandwich enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) was developed for detection of Shiga toxin. Four species of Shigella, Escherichia coli, and Vibro parahaemolyticus were tested for production of...

Evaluation of a nonisotopically labeled oligonucleotide probe to detect the heat-stable enterotoxin gene of Escherichia coli by the DNA colony hybridization test.

Nishibuchi, M, Arita, M, Honda, T, Miwatani, T

A commercially available, alkaline-phosphatase-conjugated oligonucleotide probe for detecting the heat-stable enterotoxin gene of Escherichia coli was compared with cloned gene probes by examining E....

Detection with synthetic oligonucleotide probes of nucleotide sequence variations in the genes encoding enterotoxins of Escherichia coli.

Nishibuchi, M, Murakami, A, Arita, M, Jikuya, H, Takano, J, Honda, T, ...

We examined variations in the genes encoding heat-stable enterotoxin (ST) and heat-labile enterotoxin (LT) in 88 strains of Escherichia coli isolated from individuals with traveler's diarrhea to find...

Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays for detection of thermostable direct hemolysin of Vibrio parahaemolyticus.

Honda, T, Yoh, M, Kongmuang, U, Miwatani, T

Several systems for enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) of thermostable direct hemolysin (TDH) of Vibrio parahaemolyticus were tested, and single-antibody sandwich ELISA systems gave...

Comparison of preservation methods for enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli producing heat-labile enterotoxin.

Yoh, M, Narita, I, Honda, T, Miwatani, T, Nishibuchi, M

Ten strains of enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli producing heat-labile enterotoxin (LT) were preserved under 12 different conditions. After 1 month, 9 months, and 3 years of preservation, the cultures...

Differential detection of cholera enterotoxin and Escherichia coli heat-labile enterotoxin by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays with antibodies specific to the two toxins.

Honda, T, Sato, M, Miwatani, T

Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISAs) with antibodies specific to either cholera enterotoxin (CT) of Vibrio cholerae or heat-labile enterotoxin (LT) of enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli were...

Further evaluation of the Biken test (modified Elek test) for detection of enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli producing heat-labile enterotoxin and application of the test to sampling of heat-stable enterotoxin.

Honda, T, Arita, M, Takeda, Y, Miwatani, T

A total of 2,229 strains of Escherichia coli isolated from subjects with traveller's diarrhea were tested for heat-labile enterotoxin production by the Biken test (Honda et al., J. Clin. Microbiol....

Immunological detection of the Kanagawa phenomenon of vibrio parahaemolyticus on modified selective media.

Honda, T, Sornchai, C, Takeda, Y, Miwatani, T

Selective media for Vibrio parahaemolyticus, BTB-Teepol agar and modified arabinose-ammonium sulfate-cholate agar, were modified for use in immunological detection of the thermostable direct...

Detection by a staphylococcal coagglutination test of heat-labile enterotoxin-producing enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli.

Honda, T, Samakoses, R, Sornchai, C, Takeda, Y, Miwatani, T

For detection of heat-labile enterotoxin-producing enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli, the staphylococcal coagglutination test reported by Brill et al. (J. Clin. Microbiol. 9:49-55, 1979) was modified...

Immunological methods for detection of Kanagawa phenomenon of Vibrio parahaemolyticus.

Honda, T, Chearskul, S, Takeda, Y, Miwatani, T

A modified Elek test and an immuno-halo test were developed for detection of the thermostable direct hemolysin produced by Kanagawa phenomenon-positive strains of Vibrio parahaemolyticus. The...

Value of passive immune hemolysis for detection of heat-labile enterotoxin produced by enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli.

Tsukamoto, T, Kinoshita, Y, Taga, S, Takeda, Y, Miwatani, T

The method of passive immune hemolysis of Evans and Evans (Infect. Immun. 16:604-609, 1977) for detection of heat-labile enterotoxin produced by enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli was modified. A total...

Modified Elek test for detection of heat-labile enterotoxin of enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli.

Honda, T, Taga, S, Takeda, Y, Miwatani, T

The Elek test was modified for detection of the heat-labile enterotoxin of enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli. A total of 164 strains of E. coli were tested by the modified Elek test, and the results...

Effects of divalent cations and saccharides on Vibrio metschnikovii cytolysin-induced hemolysis of rabbit erythrocytes.

Miyake, M, Honda, T, Miwatani, T

Divalent cations and polysaccharides such as inulin and dextran reversibly inhibited hemolysis of rabbit erythrocytes caused by Vibrio metschnikovii cytolysin. On the basis of the 50% inhibitory...

Cloning and nucleotide sequence of the gene (trh) encoding the hemolysin related to the thermostable direct hemolysin of Vibrio parahaemolyticus.

Nishibuchi, M, Taniguchi, T, Misawa, T, Khaeomanee-Iam, V, Honda, T, Miwatani, T

Vibrio parahaemolyticus isolates derived from an outbreak of gastroenteritis in the Republic of Maldives did not have the genetic potential to produce the thermostable direct hemolysin, but one such...

Purification and characterization of a protease produced by Vibrio cholerae non-O1 and comparison with a protease of V. cholerae O1.

Honda, T, Lertpocasombat, K, Hata, A, Miwatani, T, Finkelstein, R A

A protease produced by a clinical isolate of Vibrio cholerae non-O1 was purified to apparent homogeneity by ammonium sulfate fractionation and successive column chromatography on DEAE-Sephadex A25,...

Two-step processing for activation of the cytolysin/hemolysin of Vibrio cholerae O1 biotype El Tor: nucleotide sequence of the structural gene (hlyA) and characterization of the processed products.

Yamamoto, K, Ichinose, Y, Shinagawa, H, Makino, K, Nakata, A, Iwanaga, M, ...

Vibrio cholerae O1 biotype El Tor produces and secretes a 65-kDa cytolysin/hemolysin into the culture medium. We cloned the structural gene (hlyA) for the cytolysin from the total DNA of a V....

Molecular heterogeneity of heat-labile enterotoxins from human and porcine enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli.

Tsuji, T, Taga, S, Honda, T, Takeda, Y, Miwatani, T

The heat-labile enterotoxins produced by human enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (LTh) and porcine enterotoxigenic E. coli (LTp) were purified to homogeneity, and their molecular properties were...

Purification and some properties of a non-o1 Vibrio cholerae enterotoxin that is identical to cholera enterotoxin.

Yamamoto, K, Takeda, Y, Miwatani, T, Craig, J P

Cholera-like enterotoxin was isolated and purified from the culture supernatant of a non-O1 strain of Vibrio cholerae, E8498, isolated from the environment. Enterotoxin was purified by aluminum...

Vascular permeability activity in Escherichia coli heat-stable enterotoxin.

Craig, J P, Yamamoto, K, Takeda, T, Takeda, Y, Miwatani, T

Purified heat-stable enterotoxin (ST) prepared from supernatants of Escherichia coli strain 53402 A-1, isolated from a patient with diarrhea, caused an increase in the permeability of the small blood...

Production of cholera-like enterotoxin by a Vibrio cholerae non-O1 strain isolated from the environment.

Craig, J P, Yamamoto, K, Takeda, Y, Miwatani, T

Vibrio cholerae non-O1 strain E8498, isolated in 1978 from fresh water in Louisiana, produced a vascular permeability factor when cultured in shallow resting cultures of Casamino Acids-yeast...

Isolation of special antibodies which react only with homologous enterotoxins from Vibrio cholerae and Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli.

Honda, T, Takeda, Y, Miwatani, T

Cholera enterotoxin (CT) and heat-labile enterotoxin (LT) produced by enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli share a common antigenic determinant. In addition, CT and LT each have a unique antigenic...

Immunological nonidentity of heat-labile enterotoxins from human and porcine enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli.

Honda, T, Tsuji, T, Takeda, Y, Miwatani, T

The Ouchterlony double-gel diffusion test demonstrated that heat-labile enterotoxin (LT) from human strains of enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli was antigenically related but not identical to that...

In vitro formation of hybrid toxins between subunits of Escherichia coli heat-labile enterotoxin and those of cholera enterotoxin.

Takeda, Y, Honda, T, Taga, S, Miwatani, T

Heat-labile enterotoxin (LT) was purified from cells of enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli isolated from a patient with traveller's diarrhea. Purified LT was separated into A and B subunits by...

Failure of chlorpromazine to inhibit fluid accumulation caused by Escherichia coli heat-stable enterotoxin in suckling mice.

Takeda, T, Honda, T, Takeda, Y, Miwatani, T

We studied the effect of chlorpromazine on fluid accumulation caused by purified heat-stable enterotoxin (ST) from enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli in suckling mice. We found that chlorpromazine...

Detection of cholera enterotoxin activity in suckling hamsters.

Takeda, T, Takeda, Y, Miwatani, T, Ohtomo, N

For detection of cholera enterotoxin activity, suckling hamster, mouse, and rat models were compared. It was found that not only suckling mice but also suckling rats and hamsters were sensitive to...

Purification and partial characterization of heat-stable enterotoxin of enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli.

Takeda, Y, Takeda, T, Yano, T, Yamamoto, K, Miwatani, T

Heat-stable enterotoxin was purified from a strain of enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli 53402 A-1 from human intestine. The cells were cultured in Casamino Acids-yeast extract-salts medium, and the...

Characterization of the temperature-dependent inactivating factor of the thermostable direct hemolysin in Vibrio parahaemolyticus.

Takeda, Y, Hori, Y, Taga, S, Sakurai, J, Miwatani, T

The termostable direct hemolysin of Vibrio parahaemolyticus is inactivated by heating at around 55 C with an inactivating factor isolated from culture filtrates of V. parahaemolyticus. The...

Isolation of a factor causing morphological changes of chinese hamster ovary cells from the culture filtrate of Vibrio parahaemolyticus.

Honda, T, Shimizu, M, Takeda, Y, Miwatani, T

A factor changing Chinese hamster ovary cells from an oval to a spindle shape was isolated from the culture filtrate of Vibrio parahaemolyticus. It was partially purified by successive column...

Identification of lethal toxin with the thermostable direct hemolysin produced by Vibrio parahaemolyticus, and some physicochemical properties of the purified toxin.

Honda, T, Taga, S, Takeda, T, Hasibuan, M A, Takeda, Y, Miwatani, T

Lethal toxin was purified extensively from the culture filtrate of a Kanagawa phenomenon-positive strain of Vibrio parahaemolyticus. The purified toxin was a protein, and its homogeneity was...

Demonstration of the cardiotoxicity of the thermostable direct hemolysin (lethal toxin) produced by Vibrio parahaemolyticus.

Honda, T, Goshima, K, Takeda, Y, Sugino, Y, Miwatani, T

Intravenous injection of the thermostable direct hemolysin (lethal toxin) produced by Vibrio parahaemolyticus caused rapid death of rats. Studies by electroencephalography and electrocardiography...

Cytotoxic effect of the thermostable direct hemolysin produced by Vibrio parahaemolyticus on FL cells.

Sakurai, J, Honda, T, Jinguji, Y, Arita, M, Miwatani, T

The thermostable direct hemolysin produced by Vibrio parahaemolyticus showed cytotoxic activity on FL cells derived from human amniotic membrane. Scanning electron micrographs of the whole cells...

Inactivation of the biological activities of the thermostable direct hemolysin of Vibrio parahaemolyticus by ganglioside Gt1.

Takeda, Y, Takeda, T, Honda, T, Miwatani, T

Biological activities of the thermostable direct hemolysin produced by Vibrio parahaemolyticus, such as its hemolytic activity and lethal activity, were inhibited by neuraminidase-sensitive...

Effect of zinc ion on the hemolytic activity of thermostable direct hemolysin from Vibrio parahaemolyticus, streptolysin O, and Triton X-100.

Takeda, Y, Ogiso, Y, Miwatani, T

The effect of Zn2+ on hemolysis induced by the thermostable direct hemolysin from Vibrio parahaemolyticus (vibriolysin) streptolysin O, and Triton X-100 was studied. We found that in certain buffers,...

Toxin from the culture filtrate of Shigella dysenteriae that causes morphological changes in Chinese hamster ovary cells and is distinct from the neurotoxin.

Takeda, Y, Okamoto, K, Miwatani, T

A toxin that causes morphological changes in Chinese hamster ovary cells was isolated from a culture filtrate of Shigella dysenteriae 1. It was partially purified by successive column chromatography...

Mitomycin C stimulates production of a toxin in Shigella species that causes morphological changes in Chinese hamster ovary cells.

Takeda, Y, Okamoto, K, Miwatani, T

Shigella dysenteriae produced a toxin that caused morphological changes in Chinese hamster ovary cells which was different from the neurotoxin (Y. Takeda, K. Okamoto, and T. Miwatani, Infect. Immun....

A novel method to chemically immobilize antibody on nylon and its application to the rapid and differential detection of two Vibrio parahaemolyticus toxins in a modified enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay.

Honda, T, Miwatani, T, Yabushita, Y, Koike, N, Okada, K

A new method of chemically immobilizing antibody on nylon was developed. The method consists of serial treatments with HCl, polyethylene imine, and maleic anhydride methylvinyl ether copolymer, which...

Sequencing of the gene encoding the major pilin of pilus colonization factor antigen III (CFA/III) of human enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli and evidence that CFA/III is related to type IV pili.

Taniguchi, T, Fujino, Y, Yamamoto, K, Miwatani, T, Honda, T

The plasmid-encoded structural gene cofA necessary for the production of the major pilin subunit of pilus colonization factor antigen III (CFA/III) of human enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli was...

In vitro proteolytic processing and activation of the recombinant precursor of El Tor cytolysin/hemolysin (pro-HlyA) of Vibrio cholerae by soluble hemagglutinin/protease of V. cholerae, trypsin, and other proteases.

Nagamune, K, Yamamoto, K, Naka, A, Matsuyama, J, Miwatani, T, Honda, T

Vibrio cholerae produces a cytolytic toxin named El Tor cytolysin/hemolysin which is encoded by the hlyA gene. This cytolysin is produced as a 79-kDa precursor form (pro-HlyA) into the culture...

Cholera enterotoxin production in Vibrio cholerae O1 strains isolated from the environment and from humans in Japan.

Minami, A, Hashimoto, S, Abe, H, Arita, M, Taniguchi, T, Honda, T, ...

Vibrio cholerae O1 strains isolated from various sources in Japan over the years 1977 through 1987 were examined to confirm the presence or absence of the cholera enterotoxin (CT) gene and production...

Demonstration and characterization of simultaneous production of a thermostable direct hemolysin (TDH/I) and a TDH-related hemolysin (TRHx) by a clinically isolated Vibrio parahaemolyticus strain, TH3766.

Xu, M, Iida, T, Yamamoto, K, Takarada, Y, Miwatani, T, Honda, T

Simultaneous production of a thermostable direct hemolysin (TDH)-like toxin (TDHx) and a TDH-related hemolysin (TRH)-like toxin (TRHx) by a clinical isolate (strain TH3766) of Kanagawa...

Isolation from a coastal fish of Vibrio hollisae capable of producing a hemolysin similar to the thermostable direct hemolysin of Vibrio parahaemolyticus.

Nishibuchi, M, Doke, S, Toizumi, S, Umeda, T, Yoh, M, Miwatani, T

A vibrio isolated from the intestine of a coastal fish was identified as Vibrio hollisae by its biochemical characteristics. The isolate reacted with the gene probe for the thermostable direct...

Comparative amino acid sequence analysis of hemolysins produced by Vibrio hollisae and Vibrio parahaemolyticus.

Yoh, M, Honda, T, Miwatani, T, Tsunasawa, S, Sakiyama, F

Vibrio hollisae produces a hemolysin (Vh-rTDH) that is related to the thermostable direct hemolysin of Vibrio parahaemolyticus (Vp-TDH). Although both hemolysins are essentially similar biologically...

Effect of substitution of glycine for arginine at position 146 of the A1 subunit on biological activity of Escherichia coli heat-labile enterotoxin.

Okamoto, K, Okamoto, K, Miyama, A, Tsuji, T, Honda, T, Miwatani, T

The ADP-ribosyltransferase activity of polypeptide A1 of cholera toxin and that of Escherichia coli heat-labile enterotoxin (LT) are primarily responsible for the toxic activities of these toxins....

Deoxyribonucleic acid strand breaks during freeze-drying and their repair in Escherichia coli.

Ohnishi, T, Tanaka, Y, Yoh, M, Takeda, Y, Miwatani, T

Freeze-drying of Escherichia coli cells caused strand breaks of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) in both radiation-sensitive and -resistant strains. However, in the radiation-resistant strain E. coli B/r...

Demonstration of a plasmid-borne gene encoding a thermostable direct hemolysin in Vibrio cholerae non-O1 strains.

Honda, T, Nishibuchi, M, Miwatani, T, Kaper, J B

Of 15 Vibrio cholerae non-O1 strains, 2 produced a hemolysin termed NAG-rTDH, which is very similar to the thermostable direct hemolysin of V. parahaemolyticus. These two strains contained DNA...

Induction of mutation in Escherichia coli by freeze-drying.

Tanaka, Y, Yoh, M, Takeda, Y, Miwatani, T

The effect of freeze-drying on phenotypic reversion of amino acid auxotrophy to prototrophy was studied in Escherichia coli. In a radioresistant strain, E. coli H/r 30 (uvr+ exr+), which can repair...

Purification and characterization of a new heat-stable enterotoxin produced by Vibrio cholerae non-O1 serogroup Hakata.

Arita, M, Honda, T, Miwatani, T, Ohmori, K, Takao, T, Shimonishi, Y

The possible production of a heat-stable enterotoxin (Vc-H-ST) by Vibrio cholerae non-O1 serogroup Hakata was investigated, and the purified Vc-H-ST was characterized. It has a unique amino acid...

Purification and characterization of Vibrio metschnikovii cytolysin.

Miyake, M, Honda, T, Miwatani, T

An extracellular cytolysin produced by Vibrio metschnikovii was purified by acid precipitation, phenyl-Sepharose CL-4B chromatography, and rechromatography on a phenyl-Sepharose CL-4B column and...

Purification and characterization of a hemolysin produced by a clinical isolate of Kanagawa phenomenon-negative Vibrio parahaemolyticus and related to the thermostable direct hemolysin.

Honda, T, Ni, Y X, Miwatani, T

A clinical isolate (strain 4037) of Kanagawa phenomenon-negative Vibrio parahaemolyticus was studied. Although the strain was judged to be Kanagawa phenomenon-negative by various conventional tests,...

Isolation of Shiga toxin-resistant Vero cells and their use for easy identification of the toxin.

Kongmuang, U, Honda, T, Miwatani, T

Shiga toxin-resistant Vero cells were isolated by treatment of the cells with nitrosoguanidine. These mutant cells were not affected by Shiga toxin at more than 1 microgram/ml, although the parent...

Production and characterization of monoclonal antibodies to a pilus colonization factor (colonization factor antigen III) of human enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli.

Honda, T, Wetprasit, N, Arita, M, Miwatani, T

Three monoclonal antibodies (MAbs) to a pilus colonization factor (colonization factor antigen III [CFA/III]) of human enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) were developed and characterized. All of...

Enterotoxicity of El Tor-like hemolysin of non-O1 Vibrio cholerae.

Ichinose, Y, Yamamoto, K, Nakasone, N, Tanabe, M J, Takeda, T, Miwatani, T, ...

The enterotoxicity of an El Tor-like hemolysin purified from non-O1 Vibrio cholerae was investigated. Fluid accumulation was induced by injection of purified hemolysin into the ligated intestinal...

Comparison of effects of nicked and unnicked Escherichia coli heat-labile enterotoxin on Chinese hamster ovary cells.

Tsuji, T, Honda, T, Miwatani, T

The effect on nicking (proteolytic cleavage) of heat-labile enterotoxin (LT) on its activities on Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) cells was examined. LT nicked with trypsin induced morphological change...

Demonstration of cholera toxin-related factor in cultures of Aeromonas species by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay.

Honda, T, Sato, M, Nishimura, T, Higashitsutsumi, M, Fukai, K, Miwatani, T

The production of toxins by Aeromonas species was examined by the suckling mouse test, the hemolysin test, and the enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay with anticholera enterotoxin. A factor that was...

Purification and characterization of Vibrio cholerae non-O1 heat-stable enterotoxin.

Arita, M, Takeda, T, Honda, T, Miwatani, T

A toxin which causes rapid fluid accumulation in a suckling mouse assay and which was produced by Vibrio cholerae non-O1 was investigated. The toxin was purified from the culture supernatant of V....

Purification and partial characterization of a non-O1 Vibrio cholerae hemolysin that cross-reacts with thermostable direct hemolysin of Vibrio parahaemolyticus.

Yoh, M, Honda, T, Miwatani, T

A newly identified hemolysin (NAG-rTDH), which is related to the thermostable direct hemolysin (Vp-TDH) of Vibrio parahaemolyticus produced by non-O1 Vibrio cholerae, was studied. NAG-rTDH was...

Non-O1 Vibrio cholerae hemolysin: purification, partial characterization, and immunological relatedness to El Tor hemolysin.

Yamamoto, K, Al-Omani, M, Honda, T, Takeda, Y, Miwatani, T

Hemolysin of a non-O1 Vibrio cholerae strain was purified and characterized. The purified hemolysin gave a single protein band on conventional and sodium dodecyl sulfate-gel electrophoresis. Its...

Characterization of new hydrophobic pili of human enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli: a possible new colonization factor.

Honda, T, Arita, M, Miwatani, T

Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli strains were divided into five groups on the basis of their bacterial surface hydrophobicity (Honda et al., FEMS Microbiol. Lett. 17:273-276, 1983). Strains in group...

Effects of lincomycin and tetracycline on production and properties of enterotoxins of enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli.

Yoh, M, Yamamoto, K, Honda, T, Takeda, Y, Miwatani, T

Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli grown in the presence of lincomycin and tetracycline produced an increased amount of heat-labile enterotoxin (LT). These antibiotics increased the production of not...

Evidence that a non-O1 Vibrio cholerae produces enterotoxin that is similar but not identical to cholera enterotoxin.

Yamamoto, K, Takeda, Y, Miwatani, T, Craig, J P

Cholera-like enterotoxin produced by a non-O1 strain of Vibrio cholerae, S7 (S7 enterotoxin), isolated from human diarrheal stool, was purified, and its physicochemical, biological, and immunological...

Analysis of antigenic determinants in cholera enterotoxin and heat-labile enterotoxins from human and porcine enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli.

Takeda, Y, Honda, T, Sima, H, Tsuji, T, Miwatani, T

Antigenic determinants of cholera enterotoxin (CT) and heat-labile enterotoxin from a human strain (LTh) and a porcine strain (LTp) were analyzed by Ouchterlony double-gel diffusion test against...

Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay to detect Shiga toxin of Shigella dysenteriae and related toxins.

Kongmuang, U, Honda, T, Miwatani, T

A sandwich enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) was developed for detection of Shiga toxin. Four species of Shigella, Escherichia coli, and Vibro parahaemolyticus were tested for production of...

Evaluation of a nonisotopically labeled oligonucleotide probe to detect the heat-stable enterotoxin gene of Escherichia coli by the DNA colony hybridization test.

Nishibuchi, M, Arita, M, Honda, T, Miwatani, T

A commercially available, alkaline-phosphatase-conjugated oligonucleotide probe for detecting the heat-stable enterotoxin gene of Escherichia coli was compared with cloned gene probes by examining E....

Detection with synthetic oligonucleotide probes of nucleotide sequence variations in the genes encoding enterotoxins of Escherichia coli.

Nishibuchi, M, Murakami, A, Arita, M, Jikuya, H, Takano, J, Honda, T, ...

We examined variations in the genes encoding heat-stable enterotoxin (ST) and heat-labile enterotoxin (LT) in 88 strains of Escherichia coli isolated from individuals with traveler's diarrhea to find...

Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays for detection of thermostable direct hemolysin of Vibrio parahaemolyticus.

Honda, T, Yoh, M, Kongmuang, U, Miwatani, T

Several systems for enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) of thermostable direct hemolysin (TDH) of Vibrio parahaemolyticus were tested, and single-antibody sandwich ELISA systems gave...

Comparison of preservation methods for enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli producing heat-labile enterotoxin.

Yoh, M, Narita, I, Honda, T, Miwatani, T, Nishibuchi, M

Ten strains of enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli producing heat-labile enterotoxin (LT) were preserved under 12 different conditions. After 1 month, 9 months, and 3 years of preservation, the cultures...

Differential detection of cholera enterotoxin and Escherichia coli heat-labile enterotoxin by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays with antibodies specific to the two toxins.

Honda, T, Sato, M, Miwatani, T

Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISAs) with antibodies specific to either cholera enterotoxin (CT) of Vibrio cholerae or heat-labile enterotoxin (LT) of enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli were...

Further evaluation of the Biken test (modified Elek test) for detection of enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli producing heat-labile enterotoxin and application of the test to sampling of heat-stable enterotoxin.

Honda, T, Arita, M, Takeda, Y, Miwatani, T

A total of 2,229 strains of Escherichia coli isolated from subjects with traveller's diarrhea were tested for heat-labile enterotoxin production by the Biken test (Honda et al., J. Clin. Microbiol....

Immunological detection of the Kanagawa phenomenon of vibrio parahaemolyticus on modified selective media.

Honda, T, Sornchai, C, Takeda, Y, Miwatani, T

Selective media for Vibrio parahaemolyticus, BTB-Teepol agar and modified arabinose-ammonium sulfate-cholate agar, were modified for use in immunological detection of the thermostable direct...

Detection by a staphylococcal coagglutination test of heat-labile enterotoxin-producing enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli.

Honda, T, Samakoses, R, Sornchai, C, Takeda, Y, Miwatani, T

For detection of heat-labile enterotoxin-producing enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli, the staphylococcal coagglutination test reported by Brill et al. (J. Clin. Microbiol. 9:49-55, 1979) was modified...

Immunological methods for detection of Kanagawa phenomenon of Vibrio parahaemolyticus.

Honda, T, Chearskul, S, Takeda, Y, Miwatani, T

A modified Elek test and an immuno-halo test were developed for detection of the thermostable direct hemolysin produced by Kanagawa phenomenon-positive strains of Vibrio parahaemolyticus. The...

Value of passive immune hemolysis for detection of heat-labile enterotoxin produced by enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli.

Tsukamoto, T, Kinoshita, Y, Taga, S, Takeda, Y, Miwatani, T

The method of passive immune hemolysis of Evans and Evans (Infect. Immun. 16:604-609, 1977) for detection of heat-labile enterotoxin produced by enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli was modified. A total...

Modified Elek test for detection of heat-labile enterotoxin of enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli.

Honda, T, Taga, S, Takeda, Y, Miwatani, T

The Elek test was modified for detection of the heat-labile enterotoxin of enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli. A total of 164 strains of E. coli were tested by the modified Elek test, and the results...

Effects of divalent cations and saccharides on Vibrio metschnikovii cytolysin-induced hemolysis of rabbit erythrocytes.

Miyake, M, Honda, T, Miwatani, T

Divalent cations and polysaccharides such as inulin and dextran reversibly inhibited hemolysis of rabbit erythrocytes caused by Vibrio metschnikovii cytolysin. On the basis of the 50% inhibitory...

Cloning and nucleotide sequence of the gene (trh) encoding the hemolysin related to the thermostable direct hemolysin of Vibrio parahaemolyticus.

Nishibuchi, M, Taniguchi, T, Misawa, T, Khaeomanee-Iam, V, Honda, T, Miwatani, T

Vibrio parahaemolyticus isolates derived from an outbreak of gastroenteritis in the Republic of Maldives did not have the genetic potential to produce the thermostable direct hemolysin, but one such...

Purification and characterization of a protease produced by Vibrio cholerae non-O1 and comparison with a protease of V. cholerae O1.

Honda, T, Lertpocasombat, K, Hata, A, Miwatani, T, Finkelstein, R A

A protease produced by a clinical isolate of Vibrio cholerae non-O1 was purified to apparent homogeneity by ammonium sulfate fractionation and successive column chromatography on DEAE-Sephadex A25,...

Two-step processing for activation of the cytolysin/hemolysin of Vibrio cholerae O1 biotype El Tor: nucleotide sequence of the structural gene (hlyA) and characterization of the processed products.

Yamamoto, K, Ichinose, Y, Shinagawa, H, Makino, K, Nakata, A, Iwanaga, M, ...

Vibrio cholerae O1 biotype El Tor produces and secretes a 65-kDa cytolysin/hemolysin into the culture medium. We cloned the structural gene (hlyA) for the cytolysin from the total DNA of a V....

Molecular heterogeneity of heat-labile enterotoxins from human and porcine enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli.

Tsuji, T, Taga, S, Honda, T, Takeda, Y, Miwatani, T

The heat-labile enterotoxins produced by human enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (LTh) and porcine enterotoxigenic E. coli (LTp) were purified to homogeneity, and their molecular properties were...

Purification and some properties of a non-o1 Vibrio cholerae enterotoxin that is identical to cholera enterotoxin.

Yamamoto, K, Takeda, Y, Miwatani, T, Craig, J P

Cholera-like enterotoxin was isolated and purified from the culture supernatant of a non-O1 strain of Vibrio cholerae, E8498, isolated from the environment. Enterotoxin was purified by aluminum...

Vascular permeability activity in Escherichia coli heat-stable enterotoxin.

Craig, J P, Yamamoto, K, Takeda, T, Takeda, Y, Miwatani, T

Purified heat-stable enterotoxin (ST) prepared from supernatants of Escherichia coli strain 53402 A-1, isolated from a patient with diarrhea, caused an increase in the permeability of the small blood...

Production of cholera-like enterotoxin by a Vibrio cholerae non-O1 strain isolated from the environment.

Craig, J P, Yamamoto, K, Takeda, Y, Miwatani, T

Vibrio cholerae non-O1 strain E8498, isolated in 1978 from fresh water in Louisiana, produced a vascular permeability factor when cultured in shallow resting cultures of Casamino Acids-yeast...

Isolation of special antibodies which react only with homologous enterotoxins from Vibrio cholerae and Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli.

Honda, T, Takeda, Y, Miwatani, T

Cholera enterotoxin (CT) and heat-labile enterotoxin (LT) produced by enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli share a common antigenic determinant. In addition, CT and LT each have a unique antigenic...

Immunological nonidentity of heat-labile enterotoxins from human and porcine enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli.

Honda, T, Tsuji, T, Takeda, Y, Miwatani, T

The Ouchterlony double-gel diffusion test demonstrated that heat-labile enterotoxin (LT) from human strains of enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli was antigenically related but not identical to that...

In vitro formation of hybrid toxins between subunits of Escherichia coli heat-labile enterotoxin and those of cholera enterotoxin.

Takeda, Y, Honda, T, Taga, S, Miwatani, T

Heat-labile enterotoxin (LT) was purified from cells of enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli isolated from a patient with traveller's diarrhea. Purified LT was separated into A and B subunits by...

Failure of chlorpromazine to inhibit fluid accumulation caused by Escherichia coli heat-stable enterotoxin in suckling mice.

Takeda, T, Honda, T, Takeda, Y, Miwatani, T

We studied the effect of chlorpromazine on fluid accumulation caused by purified heat-stable enterotoxin (ST) from enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli in suckling mice. We found that chlorpromazine...

Detection of cholera enterotoxin activity in suckling hamsters.

Takeda, T, Takeda, Y, Miwatani, T, Ohtomo, N

For detection of cholera enterotoxin activity, suckling hamster, mouse, and rat models were compared. It was found that not only suckling mice but also suckling rats and hamsters were sensitive to...

Purification and partial characterization of heat-stable enterotoxin of enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli.

Takeda, Y, Takeda, T, Yano, T, Yamamoto, K, Miwatani, T

Heat-stable enterotoxin was purified from a strain of enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli 53402 A-1 from human intestine. The cells were cultured in Casamino Acids-yeast extract-salts medium, and the...

Characterization of the temperature-dependent inactivating factor of the thermostable direct hemolysin in Vibrio parahaemolyticus.

Takeda, Y, Hori, Y, Taga, S, Sakurai, J, Miwatani, T

The termostable direct hemolysin of Vibrio parahaemolyticus is inactivated by heating at around 55 C with an inactivating factor isolated from culture filtrates of V. parahaemolyticus. The...

Isolation of a factor causing morphological changes of chinese hamster ovary cells from the culture filtrate of Vibrio parahaemolyticus.

Honda, T, Shimizu, M, Takeda, Y, Miwatani, T

A factor changing Chinese hamster ovary cells from an oval to a spindle shape was isolated from the culture filtrate of Vibrio parahaemolyticus. It was partially purified by successive column...

Identification of lethal toxin with the thermostable direct hemolysin produced by Vibrio parahaemolyticus, and some physicochemical properties of the purified toxin.

Honda, T, Taga, S, Takeda, T, Hasibuan, M A, Takeda, Y, Miwatani, T

Lethal toxin was purified extensively from the culture filtrate of a Kanagawa phenomenon-positive strain of Vibrio parahaemolyticus. The purified toxin was a protein, and its homogeneity was...

Demonstration of the cardiotoxicity of the thermostable direct hemolysin (lethal toxin) produced by Vibrio parahaemolyticus.

Honda, T, Goshima, K, Takeda, Y, Sugino, Y, Miwatani, T

Intravenous injection of the thermostable direct hemolysin (lethal toxin) produced by Vibrio parahaemolyticus caused rapid death of rats. Studies by electroencephalography and electrocardiography...

Cytotoxic effect of the thermostable direct hemolysin produced by Vibrio parahaemolyticus on FL cells.

Sakurai, J, Honda, T, Jinguji, Y, Arita, M, Miwatani, T

The thermostable direct hemolysin produced by Vibrio parahaemolyticus showed cytotoxic activity on FL cells derived from human amniotic membrane. Scanning electron micrographs of the whole cells...

Inactivation of the biological activities of the thermostable direct hemolysin of Vibrio parahaemolyticus by ganglioside Gt1.

Takeda, Y, Takeda, T, Honda, T, Miwatani, T

Biological activities of the thermostable direct hemolysin produced by Vibrio parahaemolyticus, such as its hemolytic activity and lethal activity, were inhibited by neuraminidase-sensitive...

Effect of zinc ion on the hemolytic activity of thermostable direct hemolysin from Vibrio parahaemolyticus, streptolysin O, and Triton X-100.

Takeda, Y, Ogiso, Y, Miwatani, T

The effect of Zn2+ on hemolysis induced by the thermostable direct hemolysin from Vibrio parahaemolyticus (vibriolysin) streptolysin O, and Triton X-100 was studied. We found that in certain buffers,...

Toxin from the culture filtrate of Shigella dysenteriae that causes morphological changes in Chinese hamster ovary cells and is distinct from the neurotoxin.

Takeda, Y, Okamoto, K, Miwatani, T

A toxin that causes morphological changes in Chinese hamster ovary cells was isolated from a culture filtrate of Shigella dysenteriae 1. It was partially purified by successive column chromatography...

Mitomycin C stimulates production of a toxin in Shigella species that causes morphological changes in Chinese hamster ovary cells.

Takeda, Y, Okamoto, K, Miwatani, T

Shigella dysenteriae produced a toxin that caused morphological changes in Chinese hamster ovary cells which was different from the neurotoxin (Y. Takeda, K. Okamoto, and T. Miwatani, Infect. Immun....

Quantitative, non-invasive assessment of ventricular septal defect shunt flow by measuring proximal isovelocity surface area on colour Doppler mapping.

Kurotobi, S., Sano, T., Matsushita, T., Takeuchi, M., Kogaki, S., Miwatani, T., ...

OBJECTIVE: To determine whether the proximal isovelocity surface area (PISA) method could be applied to estimate the magnitude of ventricular septal defect (VSD) shunt flow. DESIGN: Prospective...