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High-frequency rugose exopolysaccharide production by Vibrio cholerae strains isolated in Haiti.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2014
Rahman Mustafizur, Jubair Mohammad, Alam Meer T, Weppelmann Thomas A, Azarian Taj, Salemi Marco, Sakharuk Ilya A, Rashid Mohammed H, Johnson Judith A, Yasmin Mahmuda, Morris J Glenn, Ali Afsar
Abstract excerpt
In October, 2010, epidemic cholera was reported for the first time in Haiti in over 100 years. Establishment of cholera endemicity in Haiti will be dependent in large part on the continued presence of toxigenic V. cholerae O1 in aquatic reservoirs. The rugose phenotype of V. cholerae, characterized by exopolysaccharide production that confers resistance to environmental stress, is a potential contributor to...
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