Prevalence of cholera toxin genes (ctxA and zot) among non-O1/O139 Vibrio cholerae strains from Newport Bay, California |
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Authors: | Jiang Sunny Chu Weiping Fu Wuxia |
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Institution: | Environmental Health, Science and Policy, University of California, Irvine, California 92697, USA. sjiang@uci.edu |
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Abstract: | The examination of 137 non-O1/O139 Vibrio cholerae isolates from Newport Bay, California, indicated the presence of diverse genotypes and a temporal succession. Unexpectedly, the cholera toxin gene (ctxA) was found in 17% of the strains, of which one-third were also positive for the zot gene. This suggests that ctxA is prevalent in the region of nonepidemicity and is likely to have an environmental origin. |
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