ISOLATION OF VIBRIO-CHOLERAE O139 SYNONYM BENGAL FROM THE AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT IN BANGLADESH - IMPLICATIONS FOR DISEASE TRANSMISSION

Authors
ISLAM MS HASAN MK MIAH MA YUNUS M ZAMAN K ALBERT MJ
Citation
Ms. Islam et al., ISOLATION OF VIBRIO-CHOLERAE O139 SYNONYM BENGAL FROM THE AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT IN BANGLADESH - IMPLICATIONS FOR DISEASE TRANSMISSION, Applied and environmental microbiology, 60(5), 1994, pp. 1684-1686
Citations number
22
Categorie Soggetti
Microbiology,"Biothechnology & Applied Migrobiology
Journal title
Applied and environmental microbiology → ACNP
ISSN journal
00992240
Volume
60
Issue
5
Year of publication
1994
Pages
1684 - 1686
Database
ISI
SICI code
0099-2240(1994)60:5<1684:IOVOSB>2.0.ZU;2-U
Abstract
Currently, Bangladesh is experiencing an epidemic of acute watery diar rhea caused by Vibrio cholerae 0139. Surface waters were collected and cultured for vibrios following enrichment. Twelve percent (11 of 92) of samples yielded V. cholerae 0139, and all of them were positive for cholera toxin. The data suggest that V. cholerae 0139 is easily cultu rable from surface water samples.