Characterisation of non-01 Vibrio cholera isolated from stools of diarrhoeal patients.
A characterisation of the biochemical and physiological properties of 30 strains of non 01 V. cholerae isolated from faecal samples, was undertaken. The strains consistently expressed a large number of characters that define them to be closer to the El Tor biotype than their classical counterparts. They did not show much heterogeneity in their cultural and biochemical properties. The strains were strongly haemolysing (100%), haemagglutinating (96%) and also salt-tolerant, thereby acquiring a unique taxonomic status.
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Department of Microbiology, Christian Medical College & Hospital, Vellore.
Jesudason
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Lalitha
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D003967:Diarrhea / Q000382:microbiology*; D005243:Feces / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D013045:Species Specificity; D014734:Vibrio cholerae / Q000145:classification* / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000502:physiology