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Original Research Articles

Swedish isolates of Vibrio cholerae enhance their survival when interacted intracellularly with Acanthamoeba castellanii

Salah ShananFaculty of Medical Laboratory Sciences, University of Medical Sciences and Technology, Khartoum, SudanCorrespondence[email protected]
, PhD,
Magdi BayoumiFaculty of Medical Laboratory Sciences, University of Medical Sciences and Technology, Khartoum, Sudan
, MD, MSc, Assistant Professor,
Amir SaeedDivision of Clinical Microbiology, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Karolinska Institute, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
, PhD, Assistant Professor,
Gunnar SandströmDivision of Clinical Microbiology, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Karolinska Institute, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
, PhD, Professor &
Hadi AbdDivision of Clinical Microbiology, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Karolinska Institute, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
, PhD, Researcher
Article: 31060 | Received 20 Jan 2016, Accepted 23 Feb 2016, Published online: 25 Apr 2016

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