Abstract:Cholera is most important water borne pathogen. The public health significance of a V. cholerae isolate is routinely assessed by two critical properties: the production of cholera toxin CT and the possession of either the O1 or O139 antigen, which acts as a marker of epidemic potential. The objective of this study is to detect V. cholerae serotypes directly from stools and determines their toxiginicity potential. Sixty four stool samples were collected from four hospitals in Baghdad from November 2010 to Febru… Show more
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