VALIDITY OF NEW PHAGE TYPING SCHEME AGAINST VIBRIO-CHOLERAE-01 BIOTYPE ELTOR STRAINS

Authors
SARKAR BL DE SP SAHA MR NIYOGI SK ROY MK
Citation
Bl. Sarkar et al., VALIDITY OF NEW PHAGE TYPING SCHEME AGAINST VIBRIO-CHOLERAE-01 BIOTYPE ELTOR STRAINS, INDIAN JOURNAL OF MEDICAL RESEARCH, 99, 1994, pp. 159-161
Citations number
7
Categorie Soggetti
Medicine, General & Internal",Immunology
Journal title
INDIAN JOURNAL OF MEDICAL RESEARCH → ACNP
ISSN journal
09715916
Volume
99
Year of publication
1994
Pages
159 - 161
Database
ISI
SICI code
0971-5916(1994)99:<159:VONPTS>2.0.ZU;2-9
Abstract
A total of 538 strains of V. cholerae 01 biotype ElTor were phage type d by the conventional Basu and Mukerjee and also the new typing scheme developed at the National Institute of Cholera and Enteric Diseases, Calcutta. The strains could be clustered into seven types by the new s cheme as against only two by the conventional method. The results prov ide conclusive evidence on the validity of the new scheme for phage ty ping of V. cholerae strains.