Vibro Cholerae
Hi, I'm V. cholerae.
I'm a Gram negative, oxidase positive fermenter bacteria.
Many of my strains cause cholera, a severe diarrhoeal illness.
I can be epidemic or pandemic and I love the developing world.
I have a high fatality in malnourished populations, where people get
very dehydrated.
To give you severe diarrhoea, my strains need to make the cholera
toxin.
I have lots of strains!
Most of my strains that cause outbreaks are 'type-01' strains, but
there are also 139 'non-type-01' strains.
You can classify me into Inaba, Ogawa and Hikojima serotypes if you
want. Or you could classify me into classical and El Tor biotypes (you
don't see my El Tor much anymore though).
I hope you pick me!
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