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Isolation of New Delhi metallo-β-lactamase 1-producing Vibrio cholerae non-O1, non-O139 strain carrying ctxA, st and hly genes in southern Vietnam.
Microbiology and immunology - 1 May 2015
Diep Tai The, Nguyen Nhi Thi Ngoc, Nguyen Thi Ngoc Cat, An Huy Khac, Nguyen Truong Quang, Nguyen Vu Hoang, Nguyen Thuong Van, Nguyen Thu Ngoc Anh, Izumiya Hidemasa, Ohnishi Makoto, Yamashiro Tetsu, Nguyen Lan Thi Phuong
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Vibrio cholerae non-O1, non-O139 (VC_NAG) organisms are universally present in the aquatic environment and regarded as non-pathogenic bacteria. However, considering that they do occasionally induce gastroenteritis, a study of their virulence and antibiotic resistance genes is important. The presence of enteropathogenic genes, including ctxA, VC_NAG-specific heat-stable toxin gene (st), hemolysin (hly), and zona...
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