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A Small Number of Phylogenetically Distinct Clonal Complexes Dominate a Coastal Vibrio cholerae Population.
Applied and environmental microbiology - 15 Sept 2016
Kirchberger Paul C, Orata Fabini D, Barlow E Jed, Kauffman Kathryn M, Case Rebecca J, Polz Martin F, Boucher Yan
Abstract excerpt
UNLABELLED: Vibrio cholerae is a ubiquitous aquatic microbe in temperate and tropical coastal areas. It is a diverse species, with many isolates that are harmless to humans, while others are highly pathogenic. Most notable among them are strains belonging to the pandemic O1/O139 serogroup lineage, which contains the causative agents of cholera. The environmental selective regimes that led to this diversity are...
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