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Molecular epidemiological studies of Vibrio cholerae in Taiwan: genotyping by polymerase chain reaction and DNA sequencing.
Zhonghua Minguo wei sheng wu ji mian yi xue za zhi = Chinese journal of microbiology and immunology - 1 Nov 1995
Liu D P, Chen P J, Lin C S, Wu T N
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To type the Vibrio cholerae strains isolated from sporadic and epidemic cases in Taiwan, 28 toxigenic isolates were studied by sequencing polymerase chain reaction-amplified cholera toxin gene (ctx) fragments. Based on specific base substitutions on positions 115 and 203 of ctxB and comparison with previously published typing system from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Olsvik theta et al., J Clin...
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