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Surveillance of travel-associated isolates elucidates the diversity of non-pandemic Vibrio cholerae.
Microbial genomics - 1 Oct 2024
Bote Lia, Taylor-Brown Alyce, Maes Mailis, Ingle Danielle J, Valcanis Mary, Howden Benjamin P, Thomson Nicholas R
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Vibrio cholerae is a Gram-negative bacterium found in aquatic environments and is the aetiological agent of cholera, characterized by acute watery diarrhoea and severe dehydration. Cholera presents a significant global health burden of an estimated 1.3-5 million annual cases, with the current pandemic caused by a toxigenic lineage of the O1 El Tor biotype called seventh pandemic El Tor (7PET) that is still...
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