Pathogen reservoirs -: Chironomid egg masses and Vibrio cholerae
Pathogen reservoirs -: Chironomid egg masses and Vibrio cholerae
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DOI：
10.1038/35083691
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发表时间：
2001-07-05
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影响因子：
64.8
通讯作者：
Halpern, M
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作者：
Broza, M;Halpern, M
霍乱是一种严重的腹泻疾病，由霍乱弧菌的特定生物型产生的毒素引发，霍乱弧菌只对人类致病。这种疾病似乎没有慢性状态，病原体的自然宿主是环境因素。在这里，我们展示了不咬人的摇蚊的卵团。(双翅目)哈尔波V.霍乱杆菌是霍乱细菌的唯一碳源，因此可能为霍乱细菌提供了一个天然的储藏库。
Cholera is a severe diarrhoeal disease triggered by a toxin produced by specific biotypes of the bacteriumVibrio choleraethat are pathogenic only to humans. There seems to be no chronic state of the disease and the natural reservoir of the pathogen is environmental. Here we show that egg masses of the non-biting midgeChironomussp. (Diptera) harbourV. choleraeand act as its sole carbon source, thereby providing a possible natural reservoir for the cholera bacterium.