Retrospective Analysis of Serotype Switching of Vibrio cholerae O1 in a Cholera Endemic Region Shows It Is a Non-random Process.

• Main Authors: Stefan L Karlsson (Author), Nicholas Thomson (Author), Ankur Mutreja (Author), Thomas Connor (Author), Dipika Sur (Author), Mohammad Ali (Author), John Clemens (Author), Gordon Dougan (Author), Jan Holmgren (Author), Michael Lebens (Author)
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• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2016-10-01T00:00:00Z.
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Genomic data generated from clinical Vibrio cholerae O1 isolates collected over a five year period in an area of Kolkata, India with seasonal cholera outbreaks allowed a detailed genetic analysis of serotype switching that occurred from Ogawa to Inaba and back to Ogawa. The change from Ogawa to Inab...