The Estuary Effect: Variations in Temperature and Salinity Alter msh Promoter Activity in Vibrio cholerae
Vibrio cholerae, the facultative pathogen underlying cholera, naturally inhabits warm aquatic estuaries. Environmental persistence is enhanced by the ability of V. cholerae to colonize host reservoirs and form multicellular biofilms, causing seasonally endemic outbreaks in many tropical regions. Most toxigenic strains...