Comparative genomics reveals mechanism for short-term and long-term clonal transitions in pandemic Vibrio cholerae

Vibrio cholerae, the causative agent of cholera, is a bacterium autochthonous to the aquatic environment, and a serious public health threat. V. cholerae serogroup O1 is responsible for the previous two cholera pandemics, in which classical and El Tor biotypes were dominant in the sixth and the curr...

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