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Vibrio cholerae embraces two major evolutionary traits as revealed by targeted gene sequencing.
Scientific reports - 26 Jan 2018
Okada Kazuhisa, Wongboot Warawan, Chantaroj Siriporn, Natakuathung Wirongrong, Roobthaisong Amonrattana, Kamjumphol Watcharaporn, Maruyama Fumito, Takemura Taichiro, Nakagawa Ichiro, Ohnishi Makoto, Hamada Shigeyuki
Abstract excerpt
Vibrio cholerae inhabits aquatic environments worldwide and has over 200 recognized serogroups classified by O-polysaccharide specificity. Here, we report that V. cholerae selects either of two genetic traits during their evolution. Sequencing of the specific gene locus MS6_A0927 revealed that 339 of 341 strains of V. cholerae and closely related Vibrio species originating from 34 countries over a century carried...
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