Genetic diversity of toxigenic Vibrio cholerae O1 from Sabah, Malaysia 2015

• Main Authors: Myo Thura Zaw, Nor Amalina Emran, Mohd Yusof Ibrahim, Maria Suleiman, Tajul Ariffin Awang Mohd, Aza Sherin Yusuff, Khin Saw Naing, Than Myint, Muhammad Jikal, Mohd Azmi Salleh, Zaw Lin
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: Elsevier Taiwan LLC 2019
• Subjects: RC109-216 Infectious and parasitic diseases
• Online Access: https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/30570/1/Genetic%20diversity%20of%20toxigenic%20Vibrio%20cholerae%20O1%20from%20Sabah%2C%20Malaysia%202015%20ABSTRACT.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/30570/2/Genetic%20diversity%20of%20toxigenic%20Vibrio%20cholerae%20O1%20from%20Sabah%2C%20Malaysia%202015%20FULL%20TEXT.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/30570/; https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1684118218300070; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmii.2018.01.003

Background: Cholera is an important health problem in Sabah, a Malaysian state in northern Borneo; however, Vibrio cholera in Sabah have never been characterized. Since2002, serogroup O1 strains having the traits of both classical and El Tor biotype, designated as atypical El Tor biotype, have been...