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Detection of Clones with Different Expression of Virulence and Persistence Factors in Natural Populations of Cholera Vibrio and Their Phenotypic Analysis

https://doi.org/10.21055/0370-1069-2009-3(101)-39-43

Abstract

Analysis of the population structure of 41 Vibrio cholerae biovar eltor natural strains permitted to detect 12 strains forming typical transparent and atypical opaque colonies. Among the later were identified 3 strains which morphology variability correlated with altered production of exopolysaccharide, cholera toxin, hemolysine, soluble hemagglutinin/protease and altered mobility. One of the external signals causing coordinating switching of production of the indicated pathogenicity and persistence factors is alkaline (pH 9,0) reaction of the medium.

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S. P. Zadnova
Russian Research Anti-Plague Institute Microbe
Russian Federation


L. F. Livanova
Russian Research Anti-Plague Institute Microbe
Russian Federation


Yu. V. Lozovskiy
Russian Research Anti-Plague Institute Microbe
Russian Federation


N. I. Smirnova
Russian Research Anti-Plague Institute Microbe
Russian Federation


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Zadnova S.P., Livanova L.F., Lozovskiy Yu.V., Smirnova N.I. Detection of Clones with Different Expression of Virulence and Persistence Factors in Natural Populations of Cholera Vibrio and Their Phenotypic Analysis. Problems of Particularly Dangerous Infections. 2009;(3(101)):39-43. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.21055/0370-1069-2009-3(101)-39-43

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