Article
Genetic diversity among toxigenic and nontoxigenic Vibrio cholerae O1 isolated from the Western Hemisphere.
Epidemiology and infection - 1 Aug 1991
Chen F, Evins G M, Cook W L, Almeida R, Hargrett-Bean N, Wachsmuth K
Abstract excerpt
Multilocus enzyme electrophoresis was used to examine genetic relationships among and between toxigenic and non-toxigenic isolates of Vibrio cholerae O1 obtained from patients and the environment in the US Gulf Coast and surrounding areas. A total of 23 toxigenic and 23 non-toxigenic strains were examined. All the toxigenic and 7 of the non-toxigenic strains had the same alleles at 16 enzyme loci, whereas the...
Topics
- Alleles
- Brazil
- Cholera
- Cholera Toxin
- Cluster Analysis
- Electrophoresis, Starch Gel
- Environmental Microbiology
- Enzymes
- Genetic Variation
- Genotype
- Humans
