Second-pandemic strain of Vibrio cholerae from the philadelphia cholera outbreak of 1849

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 370, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 334-340

  Devault, Alison M ^a,b   Golding, G Brian ^b   Waglechner, Nicholas ^c   Enk, Jacob M ^a,b   Kuch, Melanie ^a,b   Tien, Joseph H ^e   Shi, Mang ^f   Fisman, David N ^d   Dhody, Anna N ^g   Forrest, Stephen ^a   Bos, Kirsten I ^a,b   Earn, David J D ^b,c   Holmes, Edward C ^f   Poinar, Hendrik N ^a,b,c  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^e OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f University of Sydney   (Australia)

^g Mütter Museum   (United States)

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EID: 84892719818     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMoa1308663     Document Type: Article

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