Characterization of Vibrio cholerae O1 El tor biotype variant clinical isolates from Bangladesh and Haiti, including a molecular genetic analysis of virulence genes

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 49, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 3739-3749

  Son, Mike S ^a   Megli, Christina J ^a   Kovacikova, Gabriela ^a   Qadri, Firdausi ^b   Taylor, Ronald K ^a  

^a DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b ICDDR B Centre for Health and Population Research   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; CHOLERA TOXIN; POLYMYXIN B; PROTEIN TCPA; PROTEIN TOXT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CHROMOSOME; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL GENETICS; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BANGLADESH; BIOTYPE; CHILD; CHOLERA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CTXAB GENE; CTXB GENE; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; GENE DUPLICATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC SCREENING; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HAITI; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; MALE; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; TOXIN SYNTHESIS; VIBRIO CHOLERAE; WILD TYPE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANIMALS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BANGLADESH; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHOLERA; CHOLERA TOXIN; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; FEMALE; FIMBRIAE PROTEINS; GENETIC VARIATION; HAITI; HUMANS; MALE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; VIBRIO CHOLERAE O1; VIRULENCE; VIRULENCE FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

VIBRIO CHOLERAE;

EID: 80355137274     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: 1098660X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.01286-11     Document Type: Article

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