Vibrio spp. thrive in warm water and moderate salinity, and they are associated with aquatic
invertebrates, notably crustaceans and zooplankton. At least 12 Vibrio spp. are known to …

The origin of cholera has been elusive, even though scientific evidence clearly shows it is a
waterborne disease. However, standard bacteriological procedures for isolation of the …

Vibrio parahaemolyticus is recognized as a cause of food-borne gastroenteritis, particularly
in the Far East, where raw seafood consumption is high. An unusual increase in admissions …

Vibrio cholerae O139 is the first non-O1 serogroup of V. cholerae to give rise to epidemic
cholera. Apparently, this new serogroup arose from an El Tor O1 strain of V cholerae, but V …

Vibrios are ubiquitous in the aquatic environment and are commonly present in or on
shellfish and other seafood. A small subset of strains/species are able to cause human …

A multiplex polymerase chain reaction assay was developed for concurrent detection of rfb
sequences specific for the O1 and the O139 serogroups of Vibrio cholerae and for ctxA …

The sixth pandemic of cholera and, presumably, the earlier pandemics were caused by the
classical biotype of Vibrio cholerae O1, which was progressively replaced by the El Tor …

Throughout most of history, epidemic and pandemic cholera was caused by Vibrio cholerae
of the serogroup O1. In 1992, however, a V. cholerae strain of the serogroup O139 emerged …

Vibrio cholerae O139, the first non‐O1 serogroup of V. cholerae to give rise to epidemic
cholera, is characteristically resistant to the antibiotics sulphamethoxazole, trimethoprim …

The emergence of Vibrio cholerae O139 Bengal during 1992–1993 was associated with
large epidemics of cholera in India and Bangladesh and, initially, with a total displacement …