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Detection of virulence genes in environmental strains of Vibrio cholerae from estuaries in northeastern Brazil.
Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo - 1 Jan 2000
Menezes Francisca Gleire Rodrigues de, Neves Soraya da Silva, Sousa Oscarina Viana de, Vila-Nova Candida Machado Vieira Maia, Maggioni Rodrigo, Theophilo Grace Nazareth Diogo, Hofer Ernesto, Vieira Regine Helena Silva dos Fernandes
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The objectives of this study were to detect the presence of Vibrio cholerae in tropical estuaries (Northeastern Brazil) and to search for virulence factors in the environmental isolates. Water and sediment samples were inoculated onto a vibrio-selective medium (TCBS), and colonies with morphologi...
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