Identification of Atypical El TorV. cholerae O1 Ogawa Hosting SXT Element in Senegal, Africa

Identification of Atypical El TorV. cholerae O1 Ogawa Hosting SXT Element in Senegal, Africa

Vibrio cholerae O1 is the causative agent of cholera with classical and El Tor, two well-established biotypes. In last 20 years, hybrid strains of classical and El Tor and variant El Tor which carry classical ctxB have emerged worldwide. In 2004–2005, Senegal experienced major cholera epidemic with...

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Main Authors: Bissoume Sambe-Ba, Mamadou H. Diallo, Abdoulaye Seck, Abdoul A. Wane, Guillaume Constantin de Magny, Cheikh S.-B. Boye, Ahmad I. Sow, Amy Gassama-Sow
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
Vibrio cholerae
O1 virulence
antibioresistance
SXT element
Senegal
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmicb.2017.00748/full

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