Development of an Immunochromatographic Test Strip for Detection of Cholera Toxin

Table 1

Profiles of V. cholerae strains used in this study.

Year of isolation	Isolated from*	Serotype	ct gene
1993	Traveler’s diarrhea case (India)	O1 El Tol Ogawa	+
1993	Traveler’s diarrhea case (Philippines)	O1 El Tol Ogawa	+
1995	Traveler’s diarrhea case (China)	O1 El Tol Ogawa	+
1996	Traveler’s diarrhea case (Thailand)	O1 El Tol Ogawa	+
1996	Traveler’s diarrhea case (Thailand)	O1 El Tol Ogawa	+
1996	Traveler’s diarrhea case (Thailand)	O1 El Tol Ogawa	+
2006	Cholera patient lacking detailed information	O1 El Tol Ogawa	+
1997	Domestic case	O1 El Tol Inaba	+
2000	Traveler’s diarrhea case (Thailand)	O1 El Tol Inaba	+
2001	Traveler’s diarrhea case (China)	O1 El Tol Inaba	+
2004	Traveler’s diarrhea case (Thailand)	O1 El Tol Inaba	+
2007	Traveler’s diarrhea case (India)	O1 El Tol Inaba	+
2007	Traveler’s diarrhea case (India)	O1 El Tol Inaba	+
1993	Traveler’s diarrhea case (India)	O139	+
2004	Domestic case	O141	+
1998	Traveler’s diarrhea case (Thailand)	O1 El Tol Ogawa	−
1999	Traveler’s diarrhea case (Egypt, Greece)	O1 El Tol Ogawa	−
1997	Traveler’s diarrhea case (Iran)	O1 El Tol Inaba	−
2001	Domestic case	O1 El Tol Inaba	−
2003	Cholera patient lacking detailed information	O139	−

∗The places where the traveler’s diarrhea patients were staying are indicated in brackets.