Vibrio mimicus Lineage Carrying Cholera Toxin and Vibrio Pathogenicity Island, United States and China.
Emerg Infect Dis
; 30(8): 1729-1732, 2024 Aug.
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| ID: mdl-39043427
ABSTRACT
Vibrio mimicus bacteria have caused sporadic cases and outbreaks of cholera-like diarrhea throughout the world, but the association of lineages with such events is unexplored. Genomic analyses revealed V. mimicus lineages carrying the virulence factors cholera toxin and toxin coregulated pilus, one of which has persisted for decades in China and the United States.
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Assunto principal:
Toxina da Cólera
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Vibrio mimicus
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Ilhas Genômicas
Limite:
Humans
País como assunto:
America do norte
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Asia
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2024
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Article