Incidence of non-cholera vibrios in Hungary.
In the period 1971 to 1976, 200 non-cholera vibrio (NCV) strains were isolated in Hungary; 18 of the cultures were derived from 34 729 faecal and 182 from 237 surface water samples. Ninety-two strains belonged to the Heiberg-Smith group I and 108 to group II. Two strains failed to give the string test and 3 were pteridine resistant. The strains were classified into 48 serotypes according to Smith's system. Faecal NCV strains belonged to serotypes 46 and 328; these serotypes did not occur in water. Of the 18 faecal strains 13 were isolated from 18 048 persons who had travelled in cholera-infected areas, and 5 strains from persons who had never left Hungary (2 from 4559 patients with diarrhoea and 3 from 6061 healthy individuals). These data indicate that although NCV are present in the environment, they play an insignificant role in enteric infections in Hungary.
D001427:Bacterial Toxins / Q000096:biosynthesis; D003967:Diarrhea / Q000382:microbiology; D005243:Feces / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D006814:Hungary; D012703:Serotyping; D014733:Vibrio / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000378:metabolism; D014871:Water Microbiology
D001427:Bacterial Toxins