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Review
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Vibrio cholerae - A review - Mani Maheshwari, Krishnaiah Nelapati, Bindu
Kiranmayi
Vet World. 2011; 4(9): 423-428
doi: 10.5455/vetworld.2011.423-428
Abstract
Vibrio cholerae is a facultative anaerobic, Gram
negative, non-spore forming curved rod, about
1.04-1.06 μm long. It is a facultative human
pathogen found in coastal waters that causes the
acute gastrointestinal disease, cholera, a major
health threat in poor nations. It is widely
acknowledged as one of the most important water
borne pathogen of worldwide economic significance.
Sea foods and water is the most common vehicle for
this infection in humans. It has been isolated
from wide variety of samples such as seawater,
sediments, plankton, finfish and shellfishes of
coastal and estuarine environments. Cholera
pathogenesis is a complex process and involves
synergistic action of several genes. CT is
considered the most important epidemic marker
among various toxins produced by V.cholerae.
Detection of V.cholerae from food stuffs is
problematic, since they are present at low level
together with large number of competing microflora
and also they may be injured by different food
processing methods.
Keywords: Diarrhoea,
Food, Water borne disease, Sea Food, Aerobic
organism.
