Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) as a Putative Reservoir Host for Survival and Transmission of Vibrio cholerae O1 Biotype El Tor in the Aquatic Environment

Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) as a Putative Reservoir Host for Survival and Transmission of Vibrio cholerae O1 Biotype El Tor in the Aquatic Environment

Studies have reported the occurrence of Vibrio cholerae in fish but little is known about the interaction between fish and toxigenic V. cholerae as opposed to phytoplankton, which are well-established aquatic reservoirs for V. cholerae. The present study determined the role of tilapia (Oreochromis n...

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Main Authors: Yaovi Mahuton Gildas Hounmanou, Robinson H. Mdegela, Tamegnon Victorien Dougnon, Henry Madsen, Jeffrey H. Withey, John E. Olsen, Anders Dalsgaard
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
Vibrio cholerae
tilapia
cholera transmission
microbial ecology
reservoirs
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmicb.2019.01215/full

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