Genetic approach toward linkage of Iran 2012-2016 cholera outbreaks with 7th pandemic Vibrio cholerae.

Vibrio cholerae, as a natural inhabitant of the marine environment is among the world-leading causes of diarrheal diseases. The present study aimed to investigate the genetic relatedness of Iran 2012-2016 V. cholerae outbreaks with 7th pandemic cholera and to further characterize the non-ST69/non-ST75 sequence types strains by whole-genome sequencing (WGS).