TABLE 1.

V. parahaemolyticus, V. cholerae, and V. vulnificus strains used in this study

Species and strain	Serotypea	Source	Yr isolated	Plaque formation by VP882 on strainb
V. parahaemolyticus
A6	O1:K25	Thailand, clinical	1999	0
VP300	O1:K38	India, clinical	1999	0
1261	O1:K56	Taiwan, clinical	1998	2
VP318	O1:K56	India, clinical	1999	1
50707	O2:K3	Taiwan, clinical	1999	2
50708	O2:K3	Taiwan, clinical	1999	2
10603	O2:K3	Taiwan, clinical	1998	0
10604	O2:K3	Taiwan, clinical	1998	0
AQ4733	O3:K6	Singapore, clinical	1992	1
AQ4853	O3:K6	Hong Kong, clinical	1993	2
1134	Pandemic O3:K6	Taiwan, clinical	1997	1
1167	Pandemic O3:K6	Taiwan, clinical	1997	0
1662	Pandemic O3:K6	Korea, clinical	1999	0
VP81(2053)	Pandemic O3:K6	India, clinical	1996	0
AN-8373(3146)	Pandemic O3:K6	Bangladesh, clinical	1998	1
VP47(3505)	Pandemic O3:K6	Thailand, clinical	1998	0
VP2(3724)	Pandemic O3:K6	Korea, clinical	1998	2
1256	Pandemic O3:K6	Taiwan, clinical	1999	1
VP45	Pandemic O3:K6	India, clinical	1996	2
VP155	Pandemic O3:K6	India, clinical	1996	2
50396	O4:K8	Taiwan, clinical	1999	0
50400	O4:K8	Taiwan, clinical	1999	2
50401	O4:K8	Taiwan, clinical	1999	1
AN-16000(3145)	O4:K68	Bangladesh, clinical	1998	1
A18	O4:K68	Singapore, clinical	1998	2
VP301	O4:K68	India, clinical	1999	1
VP289	O5:K15	India, clinical	1999	2
A17	O6:K18	Singapore, clinical	1998	0
10701	O7:K10	Taiwan, clinical	1998	2
10710	O7:K10	Taiwan, clinical	1998	0
V. cholerae
236-93	O139	Japan, clinical	1993	1
294-94	O139	Japan, clinical	1994	2
AQ97853-1	O139	Taiwan, environmental	1997	2
AQ97811-5	O139	Taiwan, environmental	1977	2
783	O139	Taiwan, clinical	1997	0
V. vulnificus
CGJ05	ND	Taiwan, clinical	1993	0
CGJ11	ND	Taiwan, clinical	1993	0
CGJ64	ND	Taiwan, clinical	1993	2
NV42	ND	Taiwan, environmental	1997	1
NV48	ND	Taiwan, environmental	1997	0

^aPandemic O3:K6 strains are those pandemic strains that were isolated after 1996. ND, not determined.

^bThe characteristics of the plaques formed are given as follows: 1, clear plaque; 2, turbid plaque; 0, no plaque.