Minimal genetic change in Vibrio cholerae in Mozambique over time: Multilocus variable number tandem repeat analysis and whole genome sequencing.

• Main Authors: Marcelino Garrine (Author), Inácio Mandomando (Author), Delfino Vubil (Author), Tacilta Nhampossa (Author), Sozinho Acacio (Author), Shan Li (Author), Joseph N Paulson (Author), Mathieu Almeida (Author), Daryl Domman (Author), Nicholas R Thomson (Author), Pedro Alonso (Author), Oscar Colin Stine (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2017-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Although cholera is a major public health concern in Mozambique, its transmission patterns remain unknown. We surveyed the genetic relatedness of 75 Vibrio cholerae isolates from patients at Manhiça District Hospital between 2002-2012 and 3 isolates from river using multilocus variable-number tande...