Population and Genetic Study of Vibrio cholerae from the Amazon Environment Confirms that the WASA-1 Prophage Is the Main Marker of the Epidemic Strain that Circulated in the Region

Vibrio cholerae is a natural inhabitant of many aquatic environments in the world. Biotypes harboring similar virulence-related gene clusters are the causative agents of epidemic cholera, but the majority of strains are harmless to humans. Since 1971, environmental surveillance for potentially patho...

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Autores principales: Morais, Lena Líllian Canto de Sá, Garza, Daniel Rios, Loureiro, Edvaldo Carlos Brito, Vale, Elivam Rodrigues, Santos, Denise Suéllem Amorim de Sousa, Corrêa, Vanessa Cavaleiro, Sousa, Nayara Rufino, Gurjão, Tereza Cristina Monteiro, Santos, Elisabeth Conceição de Oliveira, Vieira, Verônica Viana, da Fonseca, Erica Lourenço, Vicente, Ana Carolina Paulo
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2013
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3841125/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24303045
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0081372

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