Research Article

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

Table 4

Distribution of the possible V. cholerae virulence genotypes present in water and sediments of the Apies River.

GenotypeNumber of samples

ompW9
ompW-hlyA23
ompW-tcpA4
ompW-toxR3
ompW-tcpI-hlyA2
ompW-toxR-hlyA6
ompW-hlyA-tcpA8
ompW-tcpI-tcpA1
ompW-tcpI-toxR-hlyA1
ompW-tcpI-hlyA-tcpA2
ompW-toxR-hlyA-tcpA1
ompW-tcpI-toxR-tcpA3
ompW-tcpI-toxR-hlyA-tcpA4
ompW-tcpI-toxR-hlyA-zot-tcpA1