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. 1985 Feb;21(2):288–289. doi: 10.1128/jcm.21.2.288-289.1985

Non-O1 Vibrio cholerae in Thailand: homology with cloned cholera toxin genes.

S Hanchalay, J Seriwatana, P Echeverria, J Holmgren, C Tirapat, S L Moseley, D N Taylor
PMCID: PMC271640  PMID: 3973005

Abstract

We examined 281 non-O1 Vibrio cholerae isolates from Thailand for homology with genes coding for cholera toxin. Five isolates from environmental sources were homologous with the cholera toxin gene probe and produced both the A and B subunits of cholera toxin.

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