Table 6.
Sourcea | Sample number | Culture method and serotyping | TMPCR | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
O1 | O139 | Non-O1/Non-O139 | O1 | O139 | Non-O1/Non-O139 | ||
Water samples | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Seafood | 18 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 8 |
aAll were collectively obtained during the outbreaks. The individual samples enriched in broth were used in V. cholerae detection and differentiation using the culture method/serotyping and TMPCR.