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Genetic characterization of Vibrio cholerae O1 strains isolated in Zambia during 1996-2004 possessing the unique VSP-II region of El Tor variant.
Epidemiology and infection - 1 Mar 2012
Bhuiyan N A, Nusrin S, Ansaruzzaman M, Islam A, Sultana M, Alam M, Islam M A, Cravioto A, Mukhopadhyay A K, Nair G B, Mwasna J C L, Endtz H P
Abstract excerpt
New variants of Vibrio cholerae O1 have appeared in different time-frames in various endemic regions, especially in Asia and Africa. Sixty-nine strains of V. cholerae O1 isolated in Zambia between 1996 and 2004 were investigated by various genotypic techniques to determine the lineage of virulence signatures and clonality. All strains were positive for Vibrio seventh pandemic Islands (VSP)-I and VSP-II and repeat...
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