Laboratório de Microbiologia Ambiental e Biologia Molecular, Seção de Meio Ambiente, Instituto Evandro Chagas, Secretaria de Vigilância em Saúde, Ministério da Saúde , Belém, PA , Brasil.
Braz J Microbiol. 2012 Apr;43(2):635-8. doi: 10.1590/S1517-83822012000200027. Epub 2012 Jun 1.
Isolation and genetic characterization of an environmental Vibrio cholerae O1 from the Amazon is reported. This strain lacks two major virulence factors - CTX and TCP - but carries other genes related to virulence. Genetic similarity with epidemic strains is evaluated and the importance of V. cholerae surveillance in the Amazon is emphasized.
本文报道了从亚马逊地区环境中分离出的一株霍乱弧菌 O1 菌株,并对其进行了遗传特征分析。该菌株缺乏两个主要的毒力因子——CTX 和 TCP,但携带其他与毒力相关的基因。评估了与流行菌株的遗传相似性,并强调了在亚马逊地区进行霍乱弧菌监测的重要性。