Isolation of urease-positive Vibrio parahaemolyticus from diarrheal patients in Northeast Brazi Vibrio parahaemolyticus urease-positivos de pacientes diarréicos no Nordeste do Brasil

Of 21 human fecal strains of Vibrio parahaemolyticus, isolated on the Northeast Coast of Brazil, eight (38%) were urease positive. Most of these strains, in contrast to the urease-negative ones, did not produce the hemolysin responsible for the Kanagawa phenomenon.<br>De 21 linhagens de Vibrio...

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Main Authors: Marcelo Magalhães, Vera Magalhães, Maria G. Antas, Seiki Tateno
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 1991-08-01
Series:Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0036-46651991000400004