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  • Vibrio cholerae

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Cholera
Cholera is caused by the bacterium Vibrio cholerae. The bacteria releases a toxin that causes increased release of water in the intestines, which produces severe diarrhea.
Source:ADAM
Date:February 21, 2009
Cholera
Because V. cholerae bacteria are sensitive to acid, most cholera-causing bacteria die in the acidic environment A false color transmission electron micrograph (TEM) of Vibrio cholerae bacterium magnified 6,000 times its original size. (Photography...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
 
 
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