Vibrio cholerae O1 from superficial water of the Tucunduba Stream, Brazilian Amazon

Brazilian Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 635-638

  Sa L L C ^a   Vale, E R V ^a   Garza, D R ^a   Vicente, A C P ^b  

^a INSTITUTO EVANDRO CHAGAS   (Brazil)

^b INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Amazon; Environment; PFGE; Vibrio cholerae O1; Virulence genes

Indexed keywords

EID: 84865043954     PISSN: 15178382     EISSN: 16784405     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1517-83822012000200027     Document Type: Article

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