Drug-Resistance Mechanisms in Vibrio cholerae O1 Outbreak Strain, Haiti, 2010

Drug-Resistance Mechanisms in Vibrio cholerae O1 Outbreak Strain, Haiti, 2010

To increase understanding of drug-resistant Vibrio cholerae, we studied selected molecular mechanisms of antimicrobial drug resistance in the 2010 Haiti V. cholerae outbreak strain. Most resistance resulted from acquired genes located on an integrating conjugative element showing high homology to an...

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Main Authors: Maria Sjölund-Karlsson, Aleisha Reimer, Jason P. Folster, Matthew Walker, Georges Dahourou, Dhwani Batra, Irene Martin, Kevin Joyce, Michele B. Parsons, Jacques Boncy, Jean M. Whichard, Matthew W. Gilmour
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2011-11-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Vibrio cholerae
cholera
antimicrobial drug resistance
bacteria
Haiti
outbreak
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/17/11/11-0720_article

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