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Characterization of Vibrio cholerae Strains Isolated from the Nigerian Cholera Outbreak in 2010.
Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 Oct 2016
Dupke Susann, Akinsinde Kehinde A, Grunow Roland, Iwalokun Bamidele A, Olukoya Daniel K, Oluwadun Afolabi, Velavan Thirumalaisamy P, Jacob Daniela
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We examined clinical samples from Nigerian patients with acute watery diarrhea for Vibrio cholerae during the 2010 cholera outbreak. A total of 109 suspected isolates were characterized, but only 57 V. cholerae strains could be confirmed using multiplex real-time PCR as well as rpoB sequencing and typed as V. cholerae O:1 Ogawa biotype El Tor. This finding highlighted the need for accurate diagnosis of cholera in...
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