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Cholera outbreaks caused by an altered Vibrio cholerae O1 El Tor biotype strain producing classical cholera toxin B in Vietnam in 2007 to 2008.
Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 May 2009
Nguyen Binh Minh, Lee Je Hee, Cuong Ngo Tuan, Choi Seon Young, Hien Nguyen Tran, Anh Dang Duc, Lee Hye Ri, Ansaruzzaman M, Endtz Hubert P, Chun Jongsik, Lopez Anna Lena, Czerkinsky Cecil, Clemens John D, Kim Dong Wook
Abstract excerpt
Vibrio cholerae O1 isolates collected during cholera outbreaks occurring from late 2007 to early 2008 in northern Vietnam were revealed to represent an altered strain containing the RS1 element followed by a CTX prophage harboring El Tor type rstR and classical ctxB on the large chromosome.
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