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Isolation of Vibrio cholerae O139 synonym Bengal from the aquatic environment in Bangladesh: implications for disease transmission

1994; American Society for Microbiology; Volume: 60; Issue: 5 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1128/aem.60.5.1684-1686.1994

ISSN

1098-5336

Autores

M. Sirajul Islam, M K Hasan, Mojnu Miah, Mohammad Yunus, Khalequ Zaman, M. John Albert,

Tópico(s)

Aquaculture disease management and microbiota

Resumo

Currently, Bangladesh is experiencing an epidemic of acute watery diarrhea caused by Vibrio cholerae O139. Surface waters were collected and cultured for vibrious following enrichment. Twelve percent (11 of 92) of samples yielded V. cholerae O139, and all of them were positive for cholera toxin. The data suggest that V. cholerae O139 is easily culturable from surface water samples.

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