Vibrio cholerae is a rod-shaped bacterium that causes cholera in humans. It and other species of the genus Vibrio belong to the gamma subdivision of the 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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• Detailed information about vibrio cholerae and the cholera toxin