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Genetic diversity and virulence potential of environmental Vibrio cholerae population in a cholera-endemic area.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 17 Feb 2004
Faruque Shah M, Chowdhury Nityananda, Kamruzzaman M, Dziejman Michelle, Rahman M Hasibur, Sack David A, Nair G Balakrish, Mekalanos John J
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To understand the evolutionary events and possible selection mechanisms involved in the emergence of pathogenic Vibrio cholerae, we analyzed diverse strains of V. cholerae isolated from environmental waters in Bangladesh by direct enrichment in the intestines of adult rabbits and by conventional...
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