Toxigenic < em > Vibrio cholerae < /em > strains in South-East Queensland, Australian river waterways

This study aimed to characterize recent surveillance of environmental NOVC strains isolated from Queensland River waterways to understand their virulence, antimicrobial resistance profile and to place genetic current V. cholerae strains from Australia in context with international strains. The findings from this study suggest the presence of unique toxigenic V. cholerae in Queensland river water systems that are of public health concern. Therefore, ongoing monitoring and genomic characterization of V. cholerae strains from the Queensland environment is important and would assist public health departments to track the source of cholera infection early and implement prevention strategies for future outbreaks. The genomics of environmental V. cholerae could assist us to understand the natural ecology and evolution of this bacterium in natural environments with respect to global warming and climate change.PMID:37800954 | DOI:10.1128/aem.00472-23
Source: Applied and Environmental Microbiology - Category: Microbiology Authors: Source Type: research