Both Vibrio cholerae and Bacillus anthracis …
A) secrete a lethal factor and an edema factor.
B) secrete toxins that enter the cell in endosomes and eventually enter the cytosol after reaching the endoplasmic reticulum.
C) raise cyclic AMP levels in the cytosol of their target cells.
D) secrete toxins that have enzymatic adenylyl cyclase activity.
E) All of the above.

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Although using different mechanisms, both V. cholerae and B. anthracis raise intracellular cyclic AMP levels. B. anthracis secretes a lethal factor and an edema factor, which, unlike the cholera toxin, normally enter the host cytosol directly from the endosome. The A subunit of edema factor is an adenylyl cyclase.

Both Vibrio Cholerae and Bacillus Anthracis …