Molecular characterization of Aeromonas spp. and Vibrio cholerae O1 isolated during a diarrhea outbreak

This work aimed to assess pathogenic potential and clonal relatedness of Aeromonas sp. and Vibrio cholerae isolates recovered during a diarrhea outbreak in Brazil. Clinical and environmental isolates were investigated for the presence of known pathogenic genes and clonal relatedness was assessed by...

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Main Authors: Carina Lucena Mendes-Marques, Larissa Mélo do Nascimento, Grace Nazareth Diogo Theophilo, Ernesto Hofer, Osvaldo Pompílio de Melo Neto, Nilma Cintra Leal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2012-12-01
Series:Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo
Subjects:
PCR
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0036-46652012000600001&lng=en&tlng=en

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