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Classification of hybrid and altered Vibrio cholerae strains by CTX prophage and RS1 element structure.
Journal of microbiology (Seoul, Korea) - 1 Dec 2009
Lee Je Hee, Choi Seon Young, Jeon Yoon-Seong, Lee Hye Ri, Kim Eun Jin, Nguyen Binh Minh, Hien Nguyen Tran, Ansaruzzaman M, Islam M Sirajul, Bhuiyan Nurul A, Niyogi S K, Sarkar B L, Nair G Balakrish, Kim Dae Shick, Lopez Anna Lena, Czerkinsky Cecil, Clemens John D, Chun Jongsik, Kim Dong Wook
Abstract excerpt
Analysis of the CTX prophage and RS1 element in hybrid and altered Vibrio cholera O1 strains showed two classifiable groups. Group I strains contain a tandem repeat of classical CTX prophage on the small chromosome. Strains in this group either contain no element(s) or an additional CTX prophage...
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