Dorman, M, Thomson, NR and Campos, J. 2021. Supporting data for "Genomic contextualisation of ancient DNA molecular data from an Argentinian fifth pandemic Vibrio cholerae infection". [Online]. Figshare. Available from: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.13636577.v1
Dorman, M, Thomson, NR and Campos, J. Supporting data for "Genomic contextualisation of ancient DNA molecular data from an Argentinian fifth pandemic Vibrio cholerae infection" [Internet]. Figshare; 2021. Available from: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.13636577.v1
Dorman, M, Thomson, NR and Campos, J (2021). Supporting data for "Genomic contextualisation of ancient DNA molecular data from an Argentinian fifth pandemic Vibrio cholerae infection". [Data Collection]. Figshare. https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.13636577.v1
Description
Specific lineages of serogroup O1 Vibrio cholerae are notorious for causing cholera pandemics, of which there have been seven since the 1800s. Much is known about the sixth pandemic (1899-1923) and the ongoing seventh pandemic (1961-present), but we know very little about the bacteriology of pandemics 1 to 5. Moreover, although we are learning about the contribution of non-O1 non-pandemic V. cholerae to cholera dynamics during the current pandemic, we know almost nothing about their role in the past. A recent ancient DNA study has presented what may be the first molecular evidence of a V. cholerae infection from the fifth cholera pandemic period (1886-1887 AD) in Argentina. Here, we place the molecular evidence from that study into the genomic context of non-pandemic V. cholerae from Latin America and elsewhere, and show that a gene fragment amplified from ancient DNA is most similar to that of V. cholerae from the Americas, and from Argentina. Our results corroborate and reinforce the findings of the original study, and collectively suggest that even in the 1880s, non-pandemic V. cholerae local to the Americas may have caused sporadic infections in Argentina, just as we know to have happened during the seventh pandemic in Latin America.
Data capture method | Unknown |
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Date (Date published in a 3rd party system) | 22 April 2021 |
Language(s) of written materials | English |
Data Creators | Dorman, M, Thomson, NR and Campos, J |
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LSHTM Faculty/Department | Faculty of Infectious and Tropical Diseases > Dept of Immunology and Infection |
Participating Institutions | London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom |
Date Deposited | 11 Oct 2021 11:16 |
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Last Modified | 11 Oct 2021 11:16 |
Publisher | Figshare |