Peculiarities of Genome Structure of Toxigenic Vibrio cholerae El Tor Inaba Strain, Isolated from a Surface Water Body in the Territory of Rostov-on-Don in 2014

Carried out has been whole-genome sequencing of the Vibrio cholerae 81 El Tor Inaba strain DNA, isolated from Temernik River waters in the territory of Rostov-on-Don in July, 2014. Identified is the presence of hybrid CTX prophage, which contains ctxB gene of the classical type ( ctxB1 allele), as well as rstR gene El Tor type, tcpA gene with the mutations in coding and promoter regions ( tcpET^CIRS allele), the null-mutation in rtxA gene, and extended deletion inside the pandemicity island VSP-II. All the stated above peculiarities are characteristic of cholera vibrio genovariants, which have an enhanced epidemic potential and have recently replaced the typical strains of this biovar.

Vibrio cholerae, геноварианты, профаг CTX, RTX-кластер, остров пандемичности, genovariants, CTX prophage, RTX-cluster, pandemicity island

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