PHAGE SPECIFIC FOR VIBRIO-CHOLERAE O139 BENGAL

Authors
ALBERT MJ BHUIYAN NA RAHMAN A GHOSH AN HULTENBY K WEINTRAUB A NAHAR S KIBRIYA AKMG ANSARUZZAMAN M SHIMADA T
Citation
Mj. Albert et al., PHAGE SPECIFIC FOR VIBRIO-CHOLERAE O139 BENGAL, Journal of clinical microbiology, 34(7), 1996, pp. 1843-1845
Citations number
13
Categorie Soggetti
Microbiology
Journal title
Journal of clinical microbiology → ACNP
ISSN journal
00951137
Volume
34
Issue
7
Year of publication
1996
Pages
1843 - 1845
Database
ISI
SICI code
0095-1137(1996)34:7<1843:PSFVOB>2.0.ZU;2-T
Abstract
From the stool of a Vibrio cholerae O139 Bengal-infected patient, a ph age that specifically lysed capsulated V. cholerae O139 strains only w as isolated. The phage is useful for the confirmatory diagnosis of V. cholerae O139 infection and for the differentiation of variants that l ack the capsule.