Cryptic appearance of a new clone of Vibrio cholerae serogroup O1 biotype El Tor in Calcutta, India

Microbiology and Immunology

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 1-6

  Yamasaki, Shinji ^a   Nair, G Balakrish ^a,b   Bhattacharya, S K ^b   Yamamoto, Shingo ^c   Kurazono, Hisao ^a,c   Takeda, Yoshifumi ^a,c  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR GLOBAL HEALTH AND MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHOLERA AND ENTERIC DISEASES   (India)

^c KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Genomic analysis; New clone; Pulsed field gel electrophoresis; Vibrio cholerae O1 biotype El Tor

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENETICS; DNA DETERMINATION; INDIA; NONHUMAN; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; SEROTYPE; VIBRIO CHOLERAE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); VIBRIO CHOLERAE;

EID: 0031041577     PISSN: 03855600     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1348-0421.1997.tb01165.x     Document Type: Article

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