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

G. Balakrish Nair, Firdausi Qadri, Jan Holmgren, Ann Mari Svennerholm, Ashrafus Safa, Nurul A. Bhuiyan, Q. Shafi Ahmad, Shah M. Faruque, A. S.G. Faruque, Yoshifumi Takeda, David A. Sack

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

168 Scopus citations

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.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)4211-4213
Number of pages3
JournalJournal of clinical microbiology
Volume44
Issue number11
DOIs
StatePublished - Nov 2006
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Microbiology (medical)

Fingerprint

Dive into the research topics of 'Cholera due to altered El Tor strains of Vibrio cholerae O1 in Bangladesh'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.

Cite this