title: Vibrio cholerae, Vibrio parahaemolyticus, and other vibrios: occurrence and distribution in Chesapeake Bay.
abstract: Vibrio cholerae was isolated at several locations in Chesapeake Bay in fall 1976 and spring 1977. Strains induced fluid accumulation in rabbit ileal loops and positive activity in Y-1 adrenal cells. Vibrio cholerae, Vibrio parahaemolyticus, and related vibrios show a spatial and temporal distribution characteristic of Vibrio species in an estuary. The Vibrio cholerae strains isolated from Chesapeake Bay represent serotypes other than O-group I--that is, so-called nonagglutinable vibrios--and are not recognized as a serious epidemic threat, although they have caused cholera-like diarrhea sporadically.
mesh_terms: D008396:Maryland; D012703:Serotyping; D014733:Vibrio / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D014734:Vibrio cholerae / Q000302:isolation & purification; D014736:Vibrio parahaemolyticus / Q000302:isolation & purification; D014871:Water Microbiology