@article {20370, title = {Distribution of Virulence Genes in Clinical and Environmental Vibrio cholerae Strains in Bangladesh}, journal = {Applied and Environmental Microbiology}, year = {2013}, month = {Mar-09-2014}, pages = {5782 - 5785}, abstract = {Vibrio cholerae, an environmental organism, is a facultative human pathogen. Here, we report the virulence profiles, comprising 18 genetic markers, of 102 clinical and 692 environmental V. cholerae strains isolated in Bangladesh between March 2004 and January 2006, showing the variability of virulence determinants within the context of public health. }, issn = {0099-2240}, doi = {10.1128/AEM.01113-13}, url = {http://aem.asm.org/lookup/doi/10.1128/AEM.01113-13}, author = {Hasan, Nur A. and Ceccarelli, Daniela and Grim, Christopher J. and Taviani, Elisa and Choi, Jinna and Sadique, Abdus and Alam, Munirul and Siddique, Abul K. and Sack, R. Bradley and Huq, Anwar and Rita R Colwell} }