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

M S Islam; M K Hasan; M A Miah; M Yunus; K Zaman; M J Albert

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

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

Authors

M S Islam¹, M K Hasan, M A Miah, M Yunus, K Zaman, M J Albert

Affiliation

¹ International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

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.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Bangladesh
Base Sequence
Cholera / microbiology*
Cholera / transmission
DNA, Bacterial
Molecular Sequence Data
Vibrio cholerae / genetics
Vibrio cholerae / isolation & purification*
Water Microbiology*

Substances

DNA, Bacterial