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Hybrid & El Tor variant biotypes of Vibrio cholerae O1 in Thailand.
The Indian journal of medical research - 1 Apr 2011
Na-Ubol M, Srimanote P, Chongsa-Nguan M, Indrawattana N, Sookrung N, Tapchaisri P, Yamazaki S, Bodhidatta L, Eampokalap B, Kurazono H, Hayashi H, Nair G B, Takeda Y, Chaicumpa W
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVES: El Tor Vibrio cholerae O1 carrying ctxB C trait, so-called El Tor variant that causes more severe symptoms than the prototype El Tor strain, first detected in Bangladesh was later shown to have emerged in India in 1992. Subsequently, similar V. cholerae strains were isolated in other countries in Asia and Africa. Thus, it was of interest to investigate the characteristics of V. cholerae...
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