Microbiology – MCQ 9 – All the following statements are true about V. cholera 0139 except?

All the following statements are true about V. cholera 0139 except:
A. Clinical manifestations are similar to Eltor strain
B. First discovered in Chennai
C. Epidemiologically indistinguishable from O1 Eltor strain
D. Produces O1 Lipo polysaccharide

Correct answer : D. Produces O1 Lipo polysaccharide

V. cholera 0139 does not synthesise O1 Lipopolysaccharide

2 Comments

Sabin February 2, 2011

Ans.D
Karthick Subash October 4, 2014

Sir, if I’m correct, O139 was discovered in West Bengal or Bangladesh…that was the reason, it was named ‘Bengal’ strain of Cholera…

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