Conversion of a recA-Mediated Non-toxigenic Vibrio cholerae O1 Strain to a Toxigenic Strain Using Chitin-Induced Transformation

Conversion of a recA-Mediated Non-toxigenic Vibrio cholerae O1 Strain to a Toxigenic Strain Using Chitin-Induced Transformation

Toxigenic Vibrio cholerae strains, including strains in serogroups O1 and O139 associated with the clinical disease cholera, are ubiquitous in aquatic reservoirs, including fresh, estuarine, and marine environments. Humans acquire cholera by consuming water and/or food contaminated with the microorg...

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Main Authors: Shrestha Sinha-Ray, Meer T. Alam, Satyabrata Bag, J. Glenn Morris Jr., Afsar Ali
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
Vibrio cholerae
chitin-induced natural transformation
RS1-CTX-TLC prophages acquisition
cholera toxin
Haiti
aquatic reservoirs
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmicb.2019.02562/full

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