Isolation of sucrose late-fermenting and nonfermenting variants of Vibrio cholerae O139 Bengal: implications for diagnosis of cholera

J Clin Microbiol. 1995 May;33(5):1339-40. doi: 10.1128/jcm.33.5.1339-1340.1995.

Abstract

The sucrose-containing selective medium thiosulfate-citrate-bile salt-sucrose agar missed a sucrose nonfermenting and four sucrose late-fermenting variant strains of Vibrio cholerae O139 Bengal from diarrheal stools. These strains were, however, correctly identified as V. cholerae O139 on a sucrose-deficient selective medium, taurocholate-tellurite-gelatin agar.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Cholera / diagnosis*
  • Cholera / microbiology
  • Culture Media
  • Fermentation
  • Genetic Variation
  • Humans
  • Kinetics
  • Sucrose / metabolism*
  • Vibrio cholerae / genetics
  • Vibrio cholerae / isolation & purification
  • Vibrio cholerae / metabolism*

Substances

  • Culture Media
  • Sucrose