Open AccessGenetic diversity of toxigenic Vibrio cholerae O1 from Sabah, Malaysia 2015
Author(s) -
Myo Thura Zaw,
Nor Amalina Emran,
Mohd Yusof Ibrahim,
Maria Suleiman,
Tajul Ariffin Awang Mohd,
Aza Sherin Mohamad Yusuff,
Khin Saw Naing,
Than Myint,
Muhammad Jikal,
Mohd Azmi Salleh,
Zaw Lin
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
journal of microbiology immunology and infection
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.223
H-Index - 57
eISSN - 1995-9133
pISSN - 1684-1182
DOI - 10.1016/j.jmii.2018.01.003
Subject(s) - vibrio cholerae , biology , genetic diversity , cholera , el tor , intergenic region , microbiology and biotechnology , dna profiling , genetic variation , genetics , genome , bacteria , gene , medicine , environmental health , population , dna
Cholera is an important health problem in Sabah, a Malaysian state in northern Borneo; however, Vibrio cholerae in Sabah have never been characterized. Since 2002, serogroup O1 strains having the traits of both classical and El Tor biotype, designated as atypical El Tor biotype, have been increasingly reported as the cause of cholera worldwide. These variants are believed to produce clinically more severe disease like classical strains.
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