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Comparative Characterization of Vibrio cholerae O1 from Five Sub-Saharan African Countries Using Various Phenotypic and Genotypic Techniques.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2015
Smith Anthony M, Njanpop-Lafourcade Berthe-Marie, Mengel Martin A, Gessner Bradford D, Sauvageot Delphine, Bidjada Bawimodom, Miwanda Berthe N, Saliou Diallo M, N'Douba Adèle Kacou, Langa José P, Ismail Husna, Tau Nomsa, Sooka Arvinda, Keddy Karen H
Abstract excerpt
We used standardized methodologies to characterize Vibrio cholerae O1 isolates from Guinea, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Togo, Côte d'Ivoire and Mozambique. We investigated 257 human isolates collected in 2010 to 2013. DRC isolates serotyped O1 Inaba, while isolates from other countries serotyped O1 Ogawa. All isolates were biotype El Tor and positive for cholera toxin. All isolates showed multidrug...
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