Cholera due to altered El Tor strains of Vibrio cholerae O1 in Bangladesh

J Clin Microbiol. 2006 Nov;44(11):4211-3. doi: 10.1128/JCM.01304-06. Epub 2006 Sep 6.

Abstract

We determined the types of cholera toxin (CT) produced by a collection of 185 Vibrio cholerae O1 strains isolated in Bangladesh over the past 45 years. All of the El Tor strains of V. cholerae O1 isolated since 2001 produced CT of the classical biotype, while those isolated before 2001 produced CT of the El Tor biotype.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Amino Acid Sequence
  • Cholera / etiology*
  • Cholera Toxin / classification*
  • Cholera Toxin / genetics
  • Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
  • Genotype
  • Humans
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Vibrio cholerae O1 / pathogenicity*

Substances

  • Cholera Toxin

Associated data

  • GENBANK/DQ523204
  • GENBANK/DQ523217
  • GENBANK/DQ523218
  • GENBANK/DQ523219
  • GENBANK/DQ523220
  • GENBANK/DQ523221
  • GENBANK/DQ523222
  • GENBANK/DQ523223