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. 2008 Jul;27(7):347–355. doi: 10.1089/dna.2008.0737

Table 3.

Distribution of Virulence-Associated Genes among 289 V. cholerae Strains Isolated from Surface Water and 35 Strains Isolated from Cholera Patients in Bangladesh

 
 
Presence of virulence-associated genes and gene clustersa
Serogroup No. of isolates CTX rstC TCP rtxA rtxC hlyA mshA VSP-1 VSP-2 TTSS
(A) Environmental isolates
O1 24 + + + + + + + + +  
  2 + + + + + + + +
O139 3 + + + + +
  7 + + + + + + + + +
  2 + + + + + + + +
Non-O1, non-O139 2 + + + + + +
  5 + + + + + + +
  3 + + + + + +
  10 + + + + +  
  3 + + + + + +
  5 + + + + +
  5 + + + + +
  19 + + + +  
  1 + + +
  152 + + + +
  8 + + +
  14 + + +
  9 + +
  1 + + +
  7 + + +
  2 + +
  1 + +
  1 + + +
  7 + + +
  2 + +
  1 + +
  1 + +
(B) Clinical isolates
O1 17 + + + + + + + + +
O139 8 + + + + + + + + +  
Non-O1, non-O139 3 + + + + +
  3 + + + +
  1 + + + +
  1 + + + +
  1 + + +
  1 + +
a

Presence of different genes was detected using DNA probes and PCR assays (see text for details).