Sugar-fermenting flora mask Vibrio cholerae in Kligler iron agar

Conflict of interest statement

The author claim there is no conflict of interest.

Authors’ contributions

Alhusayni AA conceptualized and developed the study design, reviewed the literatures, took part in proposal development, led the data collection and data entry, and took part in data analysis and interpretation, manuscript writing and review. Al-Khikani FHO also conceptualized and developed the study design, participated in data analysis and interpretation, engaged in proposal development, and contributed to manuscript preparation and review. All authors have read and approved the final version of the manuscript.

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