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. 2001 Jun;67(6):2421–2429. doi: 10.1128/AEM.67.6.2421-2429.2001

TABLE 5.

Distribution of virulence-associated genes among non-O1/non-O139 V. cholerae isolates listed by source

Brazilian source n Virulence-associated gene-positive isolatesa
ctxA hlyA
stn/sto ompU tcpA
tcpI toxR zot
ET C ET C ETC
Mussels 9 0 8 0 0 9 2 0 0 6 9 0
Seawater 9 3 8 1 7 9 1 2 2 7 9 0
Sediment 7 0 7 0 4 7 3 0 1 3 7 0
Wastewater 14 1 14 0 0 5 3 0 0 6 14 0
Total 39 4 37 1 11 30 9 2 3 22 39 0
a

C, Classical; ETC, both ET and Classical.