Insertion sequences (ISs) constitute an important component of most bacterial genomes.
Over 500 individual ISs have been described in the literature to date, and many more are …

Vibrio cholerae typically contains a prophage that carries the genes encoding the cholera
toxin, which is responsible for the major clinical symptoms of the disease. In recent years …

Vibrio cholerae, the causative agent of cholera, is a bacterium autochthonous to the aquatic
environment, and a serious public health threat. V. cholerae serogroup O1 is responsible for …

Vibrios are ubiquitous in the aquatic environment and are commonly present in or on
shellfish and other seafood. A small subset of strains/species are able to cause human …

This review covers the O antigens of the 46 serotypes of Shigella, but those of most Shigella
flexneri are variants of one basic structure, leaving 34 Shigella distinct O antigens to review …

The sixth pandemic of cholera and, presumably, the earlier pandemics were caused by the
classical biotype of Vibrio cholerae O1, which was progressively replaced by the El Tor …

Environmentally transmitted diseases are comparatively poorly understood and managed,
and their ecology is particularly understudied. Here we identify challenges of studying …

Vibrio cholerae identification based on molecular sequence data has been hampered by a
lack of sequence variation from the closely related Vibrio mimicus. The two species share …

Background Insertion sequences (IS) are small transposable elements, commonly found in
bacterial genomes. Identifying the location of IS in bacterial genomes can be useful for a …

Acquisition of virulence genes encoded on mobile genetic elements has played an
important role in the emergence of pathogenic isolates of Vibrio cholerae, the causative …