Volume 11, Number 1—January 2005
Dispatch
Vibrio parahaemolyticus Diarrhea, Chile, 1998 and 2004
Table
Properties of Vibrio parahaemolyticus strains isolated from outbreaks in Antofagasta, 1998, and Puerto Montt, 2004, in Chile and of strains from culture collections
Strain | Serotype | tdh | trh | Urease | orf8 | Ka | toxRS/new |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Southeast Asia | |||||||
VpD | O1:K1 | + | – | – | – | ||
VpI | O4:K12 | + | – | – | – | – | – |
VpAQ | O3:K6 | + | + | + | – | – | – |
VpKX | O3:K6 | + | – | – | + | + | + |
Chile, Antofagasta, 1998 | |||||||
ATC: 208, 210, 211, 213, 214, 216, 217, 218-227, 231, 232 | O3:K6 | + | – | – | + | + | + |
ATC 230 | O1.K56 | + | + | + | – | + | – |
Chile, Puerto Montt, 2004 | |||||||
PMC:33, 34, 36, 41, 42, 47-49, 52, 53, 55, 57, 58, 60, 62, 65, 69, 72 | O3:K6 | + | – | – | + | + | + |
PMC-46 | O4:K12 | + | – | – | + | + | + |
PMC-61, 66, 67, 68 | O3:K6 | + | – | – | + | + | – |
PMC-59 | O4:K12 | + | + | + | + | + | – |