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Phylogenetic Diversity of Vibrio cholerae Associated with Endemic Cholera in Mexico from 1991 to 2008.
mBio - 15 Mar 2016
Choi Seon Young, Rashed Shah M, Hasan Nur A, Alam Munirul, Islam Tarequl, Sadique Abdus, Johura Fatema-Tuz, Eppinger Mark, Ravel Jacques, Huq Anwar, Cravioto Alejandro, Colwell Rita R
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UNLABELLED: An outbreak of cholera occurred in 1991 in Mexico, where it had not been reported for more than a century and is now endemic. Vibrio cholerae O1 prototype El Tor and classical strains coexist with altered El Tor strains (1991 to 1997). Nontoxigenic (CTX(-)) V. cholerae El Tor dominated toxigenic (CTX(+)) strains (2001 to 2003), but V. cholerae CTX(+) variant El Tor was isolated during 2004 to 2008,...
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