Table 4.
Hemolytic activity of Vibrio cholerae non-O1, non-O139 isolates from German coastal waters analyzed in this study.
| Type of erythrocytes | Environmental | Baltic Sea | North Sea | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (n = 100) |
(n = 50) |
(n = 50) |
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| - | + | ++ | +++ | - | + | ++ | +++ | - | + | ++ | +++ | |
| Sheep | 4% | 26% | 60% | 10% | 2% | 26% | 60% | 12% | 6% | 26% | 60% | 8% |
| Human | 3% | 7% | 71% | 19% | 0% | 6% | 78% | 16% | 6% | 8% | 64% | 22% |
The percentage of strains showing no (-), weak (+), intermediate (++), or strong (+++) hemolysis against sheep erythrocytes and human erythrocytes, respectively, is given.