Each of the following is correct about cholera and its effect on G-protein-adenylyl cyclase activity except A)Vibrio cholera bacteria colonize the gut. B)Cholera toxin is secreted by Vibrio cholera bacteria. C)Intestinal cells infected with cholera toxin import abnormally high levels of salts and fluids into the bloodstream. D)Cholera toxin alters G_sα so that it no longer hydrolyzes GTP. E)Intestinal cells infected with cholera toxin maintain abnormally high cAMP levels.

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Cholera toxin causes intestinal cells to export, not import, abnormally high levels of salts and fluids into the intestinal lumen, leading to diarrhea.

Each of the Following Is Correct About Cholera and Its