Detection of Vibrio cholerae O1 in the aquatic environment in Brazil employing direct immunofluorescence microscopy
| Autor: | P R Brayton, Maria Therezinha Martins, Rita R. Colwell, P S Sanchez, Maria Inês Zanoli Sato |
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| Rok vydání: | 1993 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.diagnostic_test
Physiology General Medicine Biology medicine.disease_cause biology.organism_classification Immunofluorescence medicine.disease Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology Cholera Vibrio Microbiology Vibrio cholerae Vibrionaceae Aquatic environment medicine Direct fluorescent antibody Bacteria Biotechnology |
| Zdroj: | World Journal of Microbiology & Biotechnology. 9:390-392 |
| ISSN: | 1573-0972 0959-3993 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/bf00383089 |
| Popis: | Culturing and immunofluorescence (FA) methods for detection of Vibrio cholerae O1 in samples collected from the aquatic environment at selected sites in Brazil were compared. Of the samples examined, 90% were positive for V. cholerae O1 by FA but none was positive by culture, although strains of V. cholerae other than O1 strains were readily isolated. Evidence for V. cholerae O1 being autochthonous to the aquatic environment of Brazil is presented. Furthermore, FA methods are recommended for cholera surveillance programmes directed at the natural environment. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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