Journal of Environmental and Public Health

Research Article

Riverbed Sediments as Reservoirs of Multiple Vibrio cholerae Virulence-Associated Genes: A Potential Trigger for Cholera Outbreaks in Developing Countries

Table 3

Presence/absence of the virulence genes at each of the sampling sites.
Sample typeSample siteompWctxtcpAzottoxRhlyAtcpIstn/sto
SedimentDAS+−+−+++−
AP1+−+−+++−
AP2+−+−+++−
AP3+−−−−+−−
AP4+−+−−+−−
AP5+−−−−−−−
AP6+−+−+++−
AP7+−+−−++−
AP8+−+−+++−
AP9+−+−++−−
WaterDAS+−++−++−
AP1+−+−+++−
AP2+−+++++−
AP3+−−−−+−−
AP4+−+−−++−
AP5+−−−−+−−
AP6+−+−+++−
AP7+−+−+++−
AP8+−+−+++−
AP9+−+−+++−