Article
[Phenotypic and genotypic characterization of Vibrio cholerae O1].
Revista latinoamericana de microbiologia - 1 Jan 2000
Giono-Cerezo S, Rodríguez Angeles M G, Gutiérrez-Cogco L, Valdespino-Gómez J L
Abstract excerpt
We made 52180 tests for isolation and identification of toxigenic V. cholerae O1 from rectal swabs and reference strains. We isolated 17.6% V. cholerae O1 strains in 1991, 43.5% in 1992 and 38.9% in 1993. The main serovar in 1991 was Inaba, whereas in 1993 a similar percentage was serovar Ogawa. The phenotype of V. cholerae strains was determined by hemolysis test, Voges-Proskauer test, polymyxin B resistance and...
Topics
- Bacterial Typing Techniques
- Cholera
- Cholera Toxin
- Disease Outbreaks
- Drug Resistance, Microbial
- Feces
- Hemolysis
- Humans
- Mexico
- Phenotype
- Polymerase Chain Reaction
