Cholera — Netherlands
[Authors: Engel MF, Muijsken MA, Mooi-Kokenberg E, Kuijper EJ, van Westerloo DJ]
The genus _Vibrio_ is one of the 6 members of the Vibrionaceae family and includes 10 species pathogenic to humans. Probably the most well-known species is _Vibrio cholerae_. Currently, there are over 130 known serogroups based on the presence of somatic O antigens [1,2]. Serogroup O1 and to a lesser extent O139, is notorious for cholera outbreaks of diarrhea due to toxin production that is, cholera toxin: ctx
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