Strains of V. cholerae serovar 0139 showed a higher intensity of multiplication and lesser nutritive requirements and produced 2-5 times higher amounts of enterotoxin during in-depth culturing than cholera vibrios of groups O1 and non-O1. R-forms of V.
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September 1996
Conditions for the submerged cultivation of a strain of V. cholerae O139, were worked out. These conditions ensured a high yield of biomass, soluble O-antigen and exoenzymes (proteinase, phospholipase A) into the culture medium, which exceeded their production by strains of serovar O1, respectively, 2, 3, 4 and 8 times.
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