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Phenotypic and genotypic characteristics of Vibrio cholerae O1 isolated from the Sierra Leone cholera outbreak in 2012.
Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene - 1 Nov 2014
Mahmud Zahid H, Islam Shafiqul, Zaman Rokon U, Akter Mahmuda, Talukder Kaisar A, Bardhan Pradip K, Khan Azharul I, Rhodes Faye C, Kamara Abdul, Wurie Isatta M, Alemu Wondimagegnehu, Jambai Amara, Faruque Shah M, Clemens John D, Islam Mohammad S
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BACKGROUND: This study describes phenotypic, genotypic and antibiotic susceptibility patterns of the strains isolated from the 2012 Sierra Leone cholera outbreak. Rectal swabs were collected from patients and cultured for Vibrio cholerae O1. METHODS: The isolates were subjected to multiplex PCR, mismatch amplification mutation assay (MAMA) PCR, pulsed field gel electrophoresis (PFGE), and antibiotic sensitivity...
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