Epidemiology and molecular biology of Vibrio cholerae 0139 Bengal

Indian Journal of Medical Research

Volumn 104, Issue JULY, 1996, Pages 14-27

  Albert, M John ^a  

^a ICDDRB Laboratory Sciences Division   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

'Eighth' cholera pandemic; Epidemiology; Molecular biology; Vibrio cholerae 0139

Indexed keywords

CHOLERA TOXIN; OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEIN; VIRULENCE FACTOR; WATER;

ASIA; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BLOOD GROUP O; CHOLERA; CHROMOSOME; CITY; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EPIDEMIC; FOOD; GENE; IMMUNITY; INDIA; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; VIBRIO CHOLERAE;

ABO BLOOD-GROUP SYSTEM; ADULT; CHOLERA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; VIBRIO CHOLERAE;

EID: 0030016366     PISSN: 09715916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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