Vibrio cholerae
Vibrio cholerae is the
bacterium that causes
cholera in
humans. It belongs among the gamma subdivision of
proteobacteria. There are two dominant strains, classic and
El Tor. are in the O1 serogroup and both contain Inaba, Ogawa and Hikojima serotypes
It colonizes the gut, where it adheres to villous absorptive cells via filaments, and secretes a toxin, causing massive fluid and electrolyte loss by diarrhea.
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