| Literature DB >> 489131 |
D R Nalin, V Daya, A Reid, M M Levine, L Cisneros.
Abstract
Incubation of Vibrio cholerae of O-group serotype 1 with chitin particles resulted in adsorption of vibrios onto chitin; chitin-adsorbed V. cholerae survived exposure to acid better than nonadsorbed vibrios. V. cholerae multiplied in dialyzed chitin suspended in 4.2% NaCl, suggesting that adherence to ingested chitin of crustacea might be of epidemiological significance by providing a substrate for vibrio multiplication as well as protection from gastric acid during stomach transit.Entities:
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Year: 1979 PMID: 489131 PMCID: PMC414510 DOI: 10.1128/iai.25.2.768-770.1979
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Infect Immun ISSN: 0019-9567 Impact factor: 3.441