A bacteriophage mediates the horizontal transfer of virulence genes between Vibrio cholerae with broad implications for the emergence of pathogenic strains.
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Richardson, S., Wozniak, D. An ace up the sleeve of the cholera bacterium. Nat Med 2, 853–855 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1038/nm0896-853
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