TY  - JOUR
T1  - Studies on the Pathogenic Characteristics of Non-01 <I>Vibrio cholerae</I> Isolated from  Streams in Nigeria
AU - , Nwachuckwu E. 
JO  - Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences
VL  - 1
IS  - 4
SP  - 284
EP  - 287
PY  - 2006
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1816-949x
DO  - jeasci.2006.284.287
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=jeasci.2006.284.287
KW  - Stream
KW  -non- 01 Vibrio cholerae
KW  -infection
KW  -pathogenic characteristics
AB  - The presence  of non-01 <I>Vibrio cholerae</I> in water samples and their pathogenic characteristics were studied. Three hundred (300) water samples were collected from streams and examined bacteriologically according  to  standard  methods.  Out  of 300 waster samples, 36 (12%) samples were positive for non-01 <I>Vibrio cholerae</I>. Experimental animals were orally infected with pathogenic non-01 <I> Vibrio cholerae </I> isolates and the electrolytes (sodium, potassium and chloride ions) and  haematological (haemoglobin, white blood cells and packed cell volume0 levels were determined. Potassium ion (K<SUP>+</SUP>) decreased by 3.2  mMol L <SUP>1</SUP> (42.9%) and sodium ion (Na<SUP>+</SUP>) decreased by 63.8 mMol L <SUP>1</SUP> (50.8%) while chloride ion (Cl<SUP>-</SUP>) decreased by 50.2Mol L <SUP>1</SUP> (49.6%) after  96 hours post infection. Haemoglobin (Hb), Packed Cell Volume (PCV) and White Blood Cells (WBC) values obtained in experimental animals increase! d from control value up to the seventh day and thereafter decreased. Significant differences (ANOVA, p&lt;0.05) were observed in the electrolyte loss but not in HB, PCV and WBC values during the monitoring period.
ER  -