Vibrio cholerae embraces two major evolutionary traits as revealed by targeted gene sequencing.
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SUBMITTER: Okada K
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5785995 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jan
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Vibrio cholerae embraces two major evolutionary traits as revealed by targeted gene sequencing.
Okada Kazuhisa K Wongboot Warawan W Chantaroj Siriporn S Natakuathung Wirongrong W Roobthaisong Amonrattana A Kamjumphol Watcharaporn W Maruyama Fumito F Takemura Taichiro T Nakagawa Ichiro I Ohnishi Makoto M Hamada Shigeyuki S
Scientific reports 20180126 1
Vibrio cholerae inhabits aquatic environments worldwide and has over 200 recognized serogroups classified by O-polysaccharide specificity. Here, we report that V. cholerae selects either of two genetic traits during their evolution. Sequencing of the specific gene locus MS6_A0927 revealed that 339 of 341 strains of V. cholerae and closely related Vibrio species originating from 34 countries over a century carried either metY (M) (~1,269 bp) or luxR-hchA (LH) (~1,600 bp) genes, and consequently t ...[more]
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