[Characteristics of the cholera vibrios circulating in the 7th pandemic in different territories]

The study of 491 V. cholerae strains isolated from humans in the endemic foci and the areas of the spread infection during the period of 1969-1979 revealed no essential differences in the properties of the vibrios. The majority of the strains proved to be typical in their main biological properties and belonged to biotype E1 Tor, seroval Ogawa. Among E1 Tor strains a comparatively small number of cultures with changed properties were detected. In some states of India classical cholera vibrios and E1 Tor vibrios were found to circulate simultaneously.