Adsorption and growth of Vibrio cholerae on chitin

1 August 1979

journal article
Published by American Society for Microbiology in Infection and Immunity

Vol. 25 (2) , 768-70
https://doi.org/10.1128/iai.25.2.768-770.1979

Abstract

Incubation of Vibrio cholerae of O-group serotype 1 with chitin particles resulted in adsorption of vibrios onto chitin; chitin-adsorbed V. cholerae survived exposure to acid better than nonadsorbed vibrios. V. cholerae multiplied in dialyzed chitin suspended in 4.2% NaCl, suggesting that adherence to ingested chitin of crustacea might be of epidemiological significance by providing a substrate for vibrio multiplication as well as protection from gastric acid during stomach transit.

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