Distribution of virulence markers in clinical and environmental Vibrio cholerae non-O1/non-O139 strains isolated in Brazil from 1991 to 2000

Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 65-70

  Theophilo, Grace Nazareth Diogo ^a   Rodrigues, Dália Dos Prazeres ^a   Leal, Nilma Cintra ^a   Hofer, Ernesto ^a  

^a INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

CTX; Epidemic potential; Genotypic variation; Vibrio cholerae O26; Virulence genes

Indexed keywords

VIRULENCE FACTOR;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BRAZIL; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENETIC CORRELATION; HUMAN; PATHOGENICITY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SCREENING; SEROTYPING; TIME; VIBRIO CHOLERAE;

EID: 33646708732     PISSN: 00364665     EISSN: 16789946     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0036-46652006000200002     Document Type: Article

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