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Phenotypic and genotypic changes in Vibrio cholerae O139 Bengal.
Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 Oct 1997
Albert M J, Bhuiyan N A, Talukder K A, Faruque A S, Nahar S, Faruque S M, Ansaruzzaman M, Rahman M
Abstract excerpt
To find reasons for the recent decline of Vibrio cholerae O139 Bengal cholera in Bangladesh, phenotypic and genotypic changes in O139 isolates obtained from patients with cholera from 1993 to 1996 were studied. The isolates were tested for the presence of ctx and tcpA genes, hemagglutinin/protease (HA/P), capsule, D-mannose-sensitive hemagglutinin (MSHA), L-fucose-sensitive hemagglutinin (FSHA), tube test (tube)...
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