Accumulating evidence suggests that some waterbird species are potential vectors of Vibrio cholerae

Sivan Laviad-Shitrit; Ido Izhaki; Malka Halpern

doi:10.1371/journal.ppat.1007814

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Accumulating evidence suggests that some waterbird species are potential vectors of Vibrio cholerae

Sivan Laviad-Shitrit,

Affiliation Department of Evolutionary and Environmental Biology, Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of Haifa, Haifa, Israel

http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0911-3453

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Ido Izhaki,

Affiliation Department of Evolutionary and Environmental Biology, Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of Haifa, Haifa, Israel

http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4525-4683

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Malka Halpern

* E-mail: mhalpern@research.haifa.ac.il

Affiliations Department of Evolutionary and Environmental Biology, Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of Haifa, Haifa, Israel, Department of Biology and Environment, Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of Haifa, Oranim, Tivon, Israel

http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3407-2198

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Accumulating evidence suggests that some waterbird species are potential vectors of Vibrio cholerae

Sivan Laviad-Shitrit,
Ido Izhaki,
Malka Halpern

Published: August 22, 2019
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1007814

About the Authors

Sivan Laviad-Shitrit

Affiliation Department of Evolutionary and Environmental Biology, Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of Haifa, Haifa, Israel

http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0911-3453

Ido Izhaki

Affiliation Department of Evolutionary and Environmental Biology, Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of Haifa, Haifa, Israel

http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4525-4683

Malka Halpern

* E-mail: mhalpern@research.haifa.ac.il

Affiliations Department of Evolutionary and Environmental Biology, Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of Haifa, Haifa, Israel, Department of Biology and Environment, Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of Haifa, Oranim, Tivon, Israel

http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3407-2198

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

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