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Cholera: molecular basis for emergence and pathogenesis |
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| Authors: | John J. Mekalanos Eric J. Rubin Matthew K. Waldor |
| Affiliation: | Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Harvard Medical School, Building D1, Room 517, 200 Longwood Avenue, Boston, MA 02115, USA;Division of Geographic Medicine and Infectious Diseases, Tupper Research Institute, New England Medical Center, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA;Shipley Institute of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA |
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| Keywords: | Cholera Vibrio cholerae Mobile genetic element Epidemic strain emergence Virulence factor acquisition Chromosomal element Colonization factor Pathogenicity island |