Occurrence of Vibrio cholerae serotype O1 in Maryland and Louisiana estuaries
Author(s) -
Rita R. Colwell,
Ramon J. Seidler,
James B. Kaper,
Sudha Joseph,
Susan Garges,
Hank Lockman,
David R. Maneval,
Henry Bradford,
N C Roberts,
Elaine F. Remmers,
I Huq,
Anwar Huq
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
applied and environmental microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.552
H-Index - 324
eISSN - 1070-6291
pISSN - 0099-2240
DOI - 10.1128/aem.41.2.555-558.1981
Subject(s) - vibrio cholerae , estuary , serotype , bay , cholera , biology , organism , chesapeake bay , microbiology and biotechnology , vibrionaceae , vibrio , ecology , geography , bacteria , archaeology , paleontology , genetics
Vibrio cholerae serotype O1 has been isolated from Chesapeake Bay in Maryland and estuaries and sewers in Louisiana. The occurrence of V. cholerae O1 in the aquatic environment in the absence of human disease suggests that this organism survives and multiples in the natural environment.
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