Vibrio cholerae O1 isolated in Kenya.
Biological and serological analyses of 272 isolates of Vibrio cholerae O1 from six epidemics and from a few sporadic cases in Kenya were carried out. All of the isolates were identified as V. cholerae biotype E1 Tor, and 210 out of 272 isolates were hemolytic as examined by Feeley's method.
D006461:Hemolysis; D007630:Kenya; D012703:Serotyping; D014734:Vibrio cholerae / Q000187:drug effects / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000472:pathogenicity