Characterization of Vibrio cholerae O139 Bengal isolated from water in Malaysia

Son, R and Rusul, G and Samuel, Lihan and Yuherman, . and Senthil, S and Rasip, A and Nasreldin, E.H and Nishibuchi, M. (1998) Characterization of Vibrio cholerae O139 Bengal isolated from water in Malaysia. Journal of Applied Microbiology, 85. pp. 1073-1077. ISSN 1365-2672

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Abstract

Four Vibrio cholerae O139 Bengal strains isolated from surface water were characterized by antibiotic resistance, plasmid profile, presence of cholera toxin gene and random amplification of polymorphic DNA (RAPD) analysis. All four strains exhibit multiple resistance towards the antibiotics tested with a multiple antibiotic resistance index of 0·5–0·66, and harboured a 2·0 MDa non-conjugative plasmid. The Vibrio cholerae O139 Bengal were positive for the cholera toxin gene. Antibiotyping and random amplification of polymorphic DNA analysis with four primers proved to be useful in discriminating the isolates. RAPD proved to be more sensitive. These results reveal that there is significant genetic diversity among the Vibrio cholerae O139 Bengal strains studied.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: Vibrio cholerue 0139, Bengal strains isolated, polymorphic DNA (RAPD), cholera toxin gene and random amplification.
Subjects: Q Science > Q Science (General)
Q Science > QR Microbiology
Divisions: Academic Faculties, Institutes and Centres > Institute of Biodiversity and Environmental Conservation
Faculties, Institutes, Centres > Institute of Biodiversity and Environmental Conservation
Depositing User: Lihan
Date Deposited: 18 Aug 2022 01:32
Last Modified: 18 Aug 2022 01:32
URI: http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/39244

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