TABLE 1.

Strains of Vibrio used in this study

Strain	Species	Sourcea	Origin, locale	Other designation(s)	Zymovar
121	V. cholerae O1 E1 Tor	C. A. Salles	Human, India	4507	014 A
519	V. cholerae O1 E1 Tor S(−)b	C. A. Salles	Human, Brazil	API20E 5347124	014B
200	V. cholerae O1 Classical	C. A. Salles	Human, India	GP48	013
017	V. cholerae non-O1	C. A. Salles	Water, Brazil	458	015
090	V. cholerae non-O1	C. A. Salles	Human, Ghana	968/79	006
093	V. cholerae non-O1	C. A. Salles	Sewage, Brazil	A7	117
298	V. cholerae non-O1	P. Desmarchelier	Human, Australia	N50	045
328	V. cholerae non-O1 S(−)	P. Desmarchelier	Human, Australia	N128	058
490	V. cholerae non-O1	C. A. Salles	Human, France	930181	108
518	V. cholerae non-O1	This study	Fish, Brazilc	API20E 5047124	111
537	V. cholerae non-O1 S(−)	This study	Crabb-uca, Brazilc	API20E 5147124	118
580	V. cholerae non-O1	C. A. Salles	Human, India	PG 128	145
478	V. cholerae non-O1	C. A. Salles	Water, Bolivia	920135	153
621	V. cholerae non-O1	C. A. Salles	Water, Peru	N-8	158
160	V. mimicus	ATCC	Human, United States	ATCC 33653	020
161	V. mimicus	ATCC	Water, United States	ATCC 33654	021
162	V. mimicus	ATCC	Human, United States	ATCC 33655	019
207	V. mimicus	S. Shinoda	Water, Japan	E-26	125
275	V. mimicus	P. Desmarchelier	Human, Australia	VS33	034
284	V. mimicus	P. Desmarchelier	Human, Australia	N142Sm	040
285	V. mimicus	S. Shinoda	Water, Japan	E-28	126
327	V. mimicus	P. Desmarchelier	Water, Australia	VS31-B	127
337	V. mimicus	S. Shinoda	Water, Japan	H-26	128
339	V. mimicus	S. Shinoda	Water, Japan	H-31	129
343	V. mimicus	S. Shinoda	Water, Japan	H-43	130
428	V. mimicus	S. Shinoda	Water, Japan	O-21	131
441	V. mimicus	S. Shinoda	Water, Japan	J-24	132
449	V. mimicus	S. Shinoda	Water, Japan	O-12	133
461	V. mimicus	S. Shinoda	Water, Japan	K-45	134
468	V. mimicus	S. Shinoda	Water, Japan	E-33	135
532	V. mimicus	This study	Fish, Brazilc	API20E 5146104	148
535	V. mimicus	This study	Water, Brazilc	API20E 7246105	149
542	V. mimicus	This study	Oyster, Brazilc	API20E 5146104	150
543	V. mimicus	This study	Oyster, Brazilc	API20E 5146104	151
573	V. mimicus	E. M. Bik	Human, India	Vm 4053	136
601	V. mimicus	This study	Water, Brazild	API20E 4146104	137
602	V. mimicus	This study	Water, Brazild	API20E 5346104	138
603	V. mimicus	This study	Water, Brazild	API20E 5146104	139
605	V. mimicus	This study	Water, Brazild	API20E 4144104	139
606	V. mimicus	This study	Water, Brazild	API20E 4146104	140

^aC. A. Salles, Laboratório de Sistemática Bioquímica, Oswaldo Cruz Institute, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; ATCC, American Type Collection Culture, Manassas, Va.; P. Desmarchelier, Commonwealth Institute of Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; S. Shinoda, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama, Japan; E. M. Bik, National Institute of Public Health and Environment, Bilthoven, The Netherlands. 

^bS(−), non-sucrose fermenting. 

^cIsolated from Rio de Janeiro state. 

^dIsolated from Pará/Amazonia region.