Tag Archive for PRO/EDR> Cholera, non-O1, non-O139 – Netherlands: bacteremia
PRO/EDR> Cholera, non-O1, non-O139 – Netherlands: bacteremia
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 Read more [...]
