Population and genetic study of Vibrio cholerae from the amazon environment confirms that the WASA-1 prophage is the main marker of the epidemic strain that circulated in the region.

Population and genetic study of Vibrio cholerae from the amazon environment confirms that the WASA-1 prophage is the main marker of the epidemic strain that circulated in the region.

Vibrio cholerae is a natural inhabitant of many aquatic environments in the world. Biotypes harboring similar virulence-related gene clusters are the causative agents of epidemic cholera, but the majority of strains are harmless to humans. Since 1971, environmental surveillance for potentially patho...

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Main Authors: Lena Líllian Canto de Sá Morais, Daniel Rios Garza, Edvaldo Carlos Brito Loureiro, Elivam Rodrigues Vale, Denise Suéllem Amorim de Sousa Santos, Vanessa Cavaleiro Corrêa, Nayara Rufino Sousa, Tereza Cristina Monteiro Gurjão, Elisabeth Conceição de Oliveira Santos, Verônica Viana Vieira, Erica Lourenço da Fonseca, Ana Carolina Paulo Vicente
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3841125?pdf=render

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