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Characterization of environmental Vibrio cholerae serogroups O1 and O139 in the Pearl River Estuary, China.
Canadian journal of microbiology - 1 Feb 2016
Li Xiujun, Wang Duochun, Li Baisheng, Zhou Haijian, Liang Song, Ke Changwen, Deng Xiaoling, Kan Biao, Morris J Glenn, Cao Wuchun
Abstract excerpt
Toxigenic isolates of Vibrio cholerae serogroups O1 and O139 from aquatic reservoirs are a key source for recurrent epidemics of cholera in human populations. However, we do not have an optimal understanding of the microbiology of the strains within these reservoirs, particularly outside of the time periods when there are active cholera cases in the surrounding community. The main objective of the present study...
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