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. 1981 Jun;41(6):1475–1478. doi: 10.1128/aem.41.6.1475-1478.1981

Characterization of Vibrio cholerae Isolated from Oysters

Robert M Twedt 1, Joseph M Madden 2, Jan M Hunt 1, David W Francis 1, James T Peeler 1, Anthony P Duran 3, William O Hebert 4, Steven G McCay 4, Charles N Roderick 5, George T Spite 6, Theodore J Wazenski 7
PMCID: PMC243942  PMID: 7247399

Abstract

Of 790 samples of oyster shellstock freshly harvested during a 12-month survey, 111 (most of which were harvested from June through August) contained Vibrio cholerae non-O1 (611 strains), and seven contained O1 Inaba (11 strains) organisms. None of the V. cholerae strains isolated were enterotoxigenic by immunological and biological tests.

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