Genomic analysis of the Mozambique strain of Vibrio cholerae O1 reveals the origin of El Tor strains carrying classical CTX prophage

Genomic analysis of the Mozambique strain of Vibrio cholerae O1 reveals the origin of El Tor strains carrying classical CTX prophage

Cholera outbreaks in subSaharan African countries are caused by strains of the El Tor biotype of toxigenic Vibrio cholerae O1. The El Tor biotype is the causative agent of the current seventh cholera pandemic, whereas the classical biotype, which was associated with the sixth pandemic, is now extinc...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Shah M. Faruque, Vincent C. Tam, Nityananda Chowdhury, Pornphan Diraphat, Michelle Dziejman, John F. Heidelberg, John D. Clemens, John J. Mekalanos, G. Balakrish Nair
Other Authors: International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research Bangladesh
Format: Article
Published: 2018
Subjects:
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
Multidisciplinary
Online Access:https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/24229
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Institution: Mahidol University

Internet

https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/24229

Similar Items