The marine genus of bacteria, Vibrio, includes several significant human and animal pathogens, highlighting the importance defining factors that govern their occurrence in environment. To determine what controls large-scale spatial patterns among this genus, we examined abundance diversity Vibrio communities along a 4000 km latitudinal gradient spanning Australian coast. We used Vibrio-specific...

As the causative agent of cholera, the bacterium Vibrio cholerae represents an enormous public health burden, especially in developing countries around the world. Cholera is a self-limiting illness; however, antibiotics are commonly administered as part of the treatment regimen. Here we review the initial identification and subsequent evolution of antibiotic-resistant strains of V. cholerae. An...

The emergence of Vibrio cholerae O139 Bengal during 1992-1993 was associated with large epidemics of cholera in India and Bangladesh and, initially, with a total displacement of the existing V. cholerae O1 strains. However, the O1 strains reemerged in 1994 and initiated a series of disappearance and reemergence of either of the two serogroups that was associated with temporal genetic and phenot...

Infections associated with marine activities, particularly work or recreation in salt water, present unique diagnostic challenges for the infectious disease practitioner. Those caused by halophilic, non-cholera Vibrio species are increasingly being recognized in clinical practice. They typically follow saltwater injuries, especially those associated with coral. Because these infections can be b...

Cholera is an acute intestinal infection caused by the water borne bacteria Vibrio cholerae O1 or O139 (V. cholerae). Infection is mainly through ingestion of contaminated water or food (Kelly, 2001). Approximately 102-103 cells are required to cause severe diarrhea and dehydration (Sack et al., 1998; Hornich et al., 1971). Ingested cholera vibrios from contaminated water or food must pass thro...

Cholera is an infection of the small intestine caused by the bacterium Vibrio cholera. In this work, we consider a mathematical model SIRB which represents the dynamics of cholera. To understand the dynamics of the model, the disease free and endemic stability are discussed. The disease free equilibrium is stable locally as well as globally when the basic reproduction less than 1, otherwise an ...

Vibrio cholerae resistance to third-generation cephalosporins is rarely reported. We detected a strain that was negative for extended-spectrum β-lactamase and positive for the AmpC disk test, modified Hodge test, and EDTA disk synergy test and harbored the blaDHA-1 and blaNDM-1 genes. The antimicrobial drug susceptibility profile of V. cholerae should be monitored.