Which organism exerts its pathogenic effect by secretion of a potent exotoxin which continuously stimulates the adenyl cyclase activity of mucosal cells?
a. Clostridium welchii
b. Salmonella typhimurium
c. Shigella dysenteriae
d. Staphylococcus aureus
e. Vibrio cholerae
Gauri Answered question August 14, 2024
e. Vibrio cholerae**
Vibrio cholerae secretes cholera toxin, which continuously activates adenyl cyclase in intestinal mucosal cells, causing massive fluid loss and watery diarrhea.
instantknowledge Answered question August 14, 2024