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Note: characterization of Vibrio cholerae O139 Bengal isolated from water in Malaysia


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Radu, Son and Rahmat Ali, Gulam Rusul and Lihan, Samuel and Yuherman, and Senthil, S. and Rasip, A. and Hussein, Nasreldin Elhadi and Nishibuchi, Mitsuaki (1998) Note: characterization of Vibrio cholerae O139 Bengal isolated from water in Malaysia. Journal of Applied Microbiology, 85 (6). pp. 1073-1077. ISSN 1364-5072; ESSN: 1365-2672

Abstract

Four Vibrio cholerae O139 Bengal strains isolated from surface water were characterized by antibiotic resistance, plasmid profile, presence of cholera toxin gene and random amplification of polymorphic DNA (RAPD) analysis. All four strains exhibit multiple resistance towards the antibiotics tested with a multiple antibiotic resistance index of 0·5–0·66, and harboured a 2·0 MDa non-conjugative plasmid. The Vibrio cholerae O139 Bengal were positive for the cholera toxin gene. Antibiotyping and random amplification of polymorphic DNA analysis with four primers proved to be useful in discriminating the isolates. RAPD proved to be more sensitive. These results reveal that there is significant genetic diversity among the Vibrio cholerae O139 Bengal strains studied.


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Item Type: Article
Divisions: Faculty of Food Science and Biotechnology
DOI Number: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2672.1998.tb05273.x
Publisher: The Society for Applied Microbiology
Keywords: Water; Isolated; Antibiotic; Vibrio cholerae O139 Bengal
Depositing User: Nabilah Mustapa
Date Deposited: 02 May 2017 04:40
Last Modified: 02 May 2017 04:40
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URI: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/51149
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