The Vibrionaceae, which encompasses several potential pathogens, including V. cholerae,
the causative agent of cholera, and V. vulnificus, the deadliest seafood-borne pathogen, are …

Recently, the role of the environment and climate in disease dynamics has become a
subject of increasing interest to microbiologists, clinicians, epidemiologists, and ecologists …

It is now well accepted that Vibrio cholerae, the causative agent of the water-borne disease
cholera, is acquired from environmental sources where it persists between outbreaks of the …

The relationship among (i) the local incidence of cholera,(ii) the prevalence in the aquatic
environment of Vibrio cholerae, and (iii) bacterial viruses that attack potentially virulent O1 …

The effects of global warming are not limited to rising global temperatures and have set in
motion a complex chain of events contributing to climate change. A consequence of global …

The interaction of Vibrio cholerae with chitin exemplifies for microbial ecology a successful
bacteria–substrate interaction with complex and significant influence on the lifestyle of the …

Human excreta are a natural resource which is always available in all societies.
Unfortunately, their value is highly underestimated in present agriculture and horticulture …

The bacterium Vibrio cholerae, the etiological agent of cholera, is often found attached to
plankton, a property that is thought to contribute to its environmental persistence in aquatic …

The environmental reservoir of Vibrio cholerae, the causative agent of cholera, has been a
topic of scientific investigation ever since the discovery of the bacterium itself. While the …

Toxigenic Vibrio cholerae, rarely isolated from the aquatic environment between cholera
epidemics, can be detected in what is now understood to be a dormant stage, ie, viable but …