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Genotypes associated with virulence in environmental isolates of Vibrio cholerae.
Applied and environmental microbiology - 1 Jun 2001
Rivera I N, Chun J, Huq A, Sack R B, Colwell R R
Abstract excerpt
Vibrio cholerae is an autochthonous inhabitant of riverine and estuarine environments and also is a facultative pathogen for humans. Genotyping can be useful in assessing the risk of contracting cholera, intestinal, or extraintestinal infections via drinking water and/or seafood. In this study, environmental isolates of V. cholerae were examined for the presence of ctxA, hlyA, ompU, stn/sto, tcpA, tcpI, toxR, and...
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