Ecology of Vibrio cholerae serogroup 01 in aquatic environments

The endemic and seasonal nature of cholera depends upon the survival of Vibrio cholerae 01 in a viable but not necessarily culturable state in ecologic niches in aquatic environments during interepidemic periods. To understand the ecology of V. cholerae it is necessary to know which aquatic ecosyste...

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Main Author: René J. Borroto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pan American Health Organization 1997-01-01
Series:Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública
Online Access:http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1020-49891997001100005&lng=en&tlng=en