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Molecular epidemiology of O139 Vibrio cholerae: mutation, lateral gene transfer, and founder flush.
Emerging infectious diseases - 1 Jul 2003
Garg Pallavi, Aydanian Antonia, Smith David, J Glenn Morris, Nair G Balakrish, Stine O Colin
Abstract excerpt
Vibrio cholerae in O-group 139 was first isolated in 1992 and by 1993 had been found throughout the Indian subcontinent. This epidemic expansion probably resulted from a single source after a lateral gene transfer (LGT) event that changed the serotype of an epidemic V. cholerae O1 El Tor strain to O139. However, some studies found substantial genetic diversity, perhaps caused by multiple origins. To further...
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