Retrospective Analysis of Serotype Switching of Vibrio cholerae O1 in a Cholera Endemic Region Shows It Is a Non-random Process.

Genomic data generated from clinical Vibrio cholerae O1 isolates collected over a five year period in an area of Kolkata, India with seasonal cholera outbreaks allowed a detailed genetic analysis of serotype switching that occurred from Ogawa to Inaba and back to Ogawa. The change from Ogawa to Inab...

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Main Authors: Stefan L Karlsson, Nicholas Thomson, Ankur Mutreja, Thomas Connor, Dipika Sur, Mohammad Ali, John Clemens, Gordon Dougan, Jan Holmgren, Michael Lebens
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-10-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5051702?pdf=render