Genomic insights into Vibrio cholerae O1 responsible for cholera epidemics in Tanzania between 1993 and 2017.
Yaovi Mahuton Gildas HounmanouPimlapas LeekitcharoenphonEgle KudirkieneRobinson H MdegelaRene S HendriksenJohn Elmerdahl OlsenAnders DalsgaardPublished in: PLoS neglected tropical diseases (2019)
Characterization of V. cholerae O1 from Tanzania reveals genetic diversity of the 7PET lineage composed of T5, T10 and T13 sub-lineages with introductions of new sequence types from neighboring countries. The presence of these sub-lineages in environmental isolates suggests that the African Great Lakes may serve as aquatic reservoirs for survival of V. cholerae O1 favoring continuous human exposure.