Surveillance and Genomics of Toxigenic Vibrio cholerae O1 From Fish, Phytoplankton and Water in Lake Victoria, Tanzania

Surveillance and Genomics of Toxigenic Vibrio cholerae O1 From Fish, Phytoplankton and Water in Lake Victoria, Tanzania

The occurrence of toxigenic Vibrio cholerae O1 during a non- outbreak period in Lake Victoria was studied and genetic characteristics for environmental persistence and relatedness to pandemic strains were assessed. We analyzed 360 samples of carps, phytoplankton and water collected in 2017 during dr...

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Main Authors: Yaovi M. Gildas Hounmanou, Pimlapas Leekitcharoenphon, Rene S. Hendriksen, Tamegnon V. Dougnon, Robinson H. Mdegela, John E. Olsen, Anders Dalsgaard
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
Vibrio cholerae
genomics
aquatic reservoirs
African Great Lakes
microbial ecology
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmicb.2019.00901/full

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