New <it>V. cholerae </it>atypical El Tor variant emerged during the 2006 epidemic outbreak in Angola

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p><it>V. cholerae </it>is the etiological agent of cholera, a major public health concern in most developing countries. Virulence of <it>V. cholerae </it>relies on the powerful cholera toxin, encoded by the CTX...

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Main Authors: Cappuccinelli Piero, Bacciu Donatella, Spagnoletti Matteo, Ceccarelli Daniela, Colombo Mauro M
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-06-01
Series:BMC Microbiology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2180/11/130