Evolution of new variants of Vibrio cholerae O1

A Safa, GB Nair, RYC Kong - Trends in microbiology, 2010 - cell.com
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 …

Cholera toxin—a foe & a friend

J Sánchez, J Holmgren - Indian Journal of Medical Research, 2011 - journals.lww.com
After De's pivotal demonstration in 1959 of a diarrhoeogenic exo-enterotoxin in cell-free
culture filtrates from Vibrio cholerae (of classical biotype), much insight has been gained …

Emerging trends in the etiology of enteric pathogens as evidenced from an active surveillance of hospitalized diarrhoeal patients in Kolkata, India

GB Nair, T Ramamurthy, MK Bhattacharya, T Krishnan… - Gut Pathogens, 2010 - Springer
Background This study was conducted to determine the etiology of diarrhoea in a hospital
setting in Kolkata. Active surveillance was conducted for 2 years on two random days per …

Clinical outcomes in household contacts of patients with cholera in Bangladesh

AA Weil, AI Khan, F Chowdhury… - Clinical infectious …, 2009 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Background. Multiple Vibrio cholerae infections in the same household are
common. The objective of this study was to examine the incidence of V. cholerae infection …

Vaccination strategies for epidemic cholera in Haiti with implications for the develo** world

DL Chao, ME Halloran… - Proceedings of the …, 2011 - National Acad Sciences
In October 2010, a virulent South Asian strain of El Tor cholera began to spread in Haiti.
Interventions have included treatment of cases and improved sanitation. Use of cholera …

Characterization of Vibrio cholerae O1 El Tor biotype variant clinical isolates from Bangladesh and Haiti, including a molecular genetic analysis of virulence genes

MS Son, CJ Megli, G Kovacikova, F Qadri… - Journal of clinical …, 2011 - Am Soc Microbiol
Vibrio cholerae serogroup O1, the causative agent of the diarrheal disease cholera, is
divided into two biotypes: classical and El Tor. Both biotypes produce the major virulence …