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TwelveEdwardsiella tarda strains investigated proved to be strongly invasive for HeLa cells. All strains were negative in the Serény test and did not produce either enterotoxins LT and ST or cytotoxin detectable by the Y1, the infant mouse, and the Vero tests respectively. All strains were hemolytic on blood agar plates.
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Marques, L.R.M., Toledo, M.R.F., Neusa, P.S. et al. Invasion of HeLa cells byEdwardsiella tarda . Current Microbiology 10, 129–132 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01576772
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