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Multilocus sequence typing (MLST) analysis of Vibrio cholerae O1 El Tor isolates from Mozambique that harbour the classical CTX prophage.
Journal of medical microbiology - 1 Feb 2006
Lee Je Hee, Han Kyung Ho, Choi Seon Young, Lucas Marcelino E S, Mondlane C, Ansaruzzaman M, Nair G Balakrish, Sack David A, von Seidlein Lorenz, Clemens John D, Song Manki, Chun Jongsik, The Mozambique Cholera Vaccine Demonstration Project Coordination Group, Kim Dong Wook
Abstract excerpt
Vibrio cholerae O1 isolates belonging to the Ogawa serotype, El Tor biotype, harbouring the classical CTX prophage were first isolated in Mozambique in 2004. Multilocus sequence typing (MLST) analysis using nine genetic loci showed that the Mozambique isolates have the same sequence type (ST) as O1 El Tor N16961, a representative of the current seventh cholera pandemic. Analysis of the CTX prophage in the...
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