Characterization of Vibrio cholerae isolated from oysters.
Of 790 samples of oyster shellstock freshly harvested during a 12-month survey, 111 (most of which were harvested from June through August) contained Vibrio cholerae non-O1 (611 strains), and seven contained O1 Inaba (11 strains) organisms. None of the V. cholerae strains isolated were enterotoxigenic by immunological and biological tests.
D000818:Animals; D002772:Cholera Toxin / Q000096:biosynthesis; D005516:Food Microbiology; D010125:Ostreidae / Q000382:microbiology*; D014734:Vibrio cholerae / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000378:metabolism
D002772:Cholera Toxin