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. 1994 May;60(5):1684-6.
doi: 10.1128/aem.60.5.1684-1686.1994.

Isolation of Vibrio cholerae O139 synonym Bengal from the aquatic environment in Bangladesh: implications for disease transmission

M S Islam  1 , M K Hasan, M A Miah, M Yunus, K Zaman, M J Albert
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Isolation of Vibrio cholerae O139 synonym Bengal from the aquatic environment in Bangladesh: implications for disease transmission

M S Islam et al. Appl Environ Microbiol. 1994 May.

Abstract

Currently, Bangladesh is experiencing an epidemic of acute watery diarrhea caused by Vibrio cholerae O139. Surface waters were collected and cultured for vibrious following enrichment. Twelve percent (11 of 92) of samples yielded V. cholerae O139, and all of them were positive for cholera toxin. The data suggest that V. cholerae O139 is easily culturable from surface water samples.

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