A new type of conjugative transposon encodes resistance to sulfamethoxazole, trimethoprim, and streptomycin in Vibrio cholerae O139.

Vibrio cholerae O139 is the first non-O1 serogroup of V. cholerae to give rise to epidemic cholera. Apparently, this new serogroup arose from an El Tor O1 strain of V cholerae, but V. cholerae O139 is distinguishable from V. cholerae El Tor O1 by virtue of its novel antigenic structure and also its...

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Main Authors: Waldor, M K, Tschäpe, H, Mekalanos, J J
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: 1996
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC178173/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8763944
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