[Characterization of enteropathogenic Vibrio cholerae non O1/O139 isolated in Uzbekistan].

The results of the serotyping of 244 V. cholerae non O1/O139 cultures isolated from patients in Uzbekistan in 2000 and 2001 are presented. All isolates were studied by the method of molecular probing and in the polymerase chain reaction for the presence of virulence genes and for sensitivity to phages ctx+, ctx- and hemolytic activity.

[Evaluation of a method for the serological identification of Vibrio cholerae non-01].

The development of a method for serological identification of toxigenic and nontoxigenic V. cholerae non-O1, as well as on their role in human pathology, is reviewed. The evaluation on this method when used for establishing the etiology of acute diarrhea cases and analysis of sporadic diseases and group outbreaks of alimentary toxicoinfection type.

[Choice of commercial elective nutrient media for the isolation of pathogenic vibrios of different species].

Commercial nutrient media and their modifications are assessed, including elective differentiation medium for V. cholerae developed at the Rostov Research Anti-Plague Institute for the isolation of pathogenic vibrios. V.

[Vibrios pathogenic to humans and laboratory diagnosis of diseases caused by them].

Present-day taxonomic status of vibrios pathogenic for humans is discussed, as are the phenotypical characteristics of some species, factors of virulence, and clinical manifestations of diseases caused by these agents. A scheme of isolation and identification of vibrios pathogenic for humans is offered.