ABSTRACT
The morphology and antigenic properties of 34 phages of Vibrio parahaemolyticus and V. alginolyticus strains isolated from Black Sea water, as well as their range of lytic activity and specificity of action, have been studied. Most of these phages have been found to lyze both V. parahaemolyticus and V. alginolyticus strains. In addition, highly specific phages capable of lyzing only V. parahaemolyticus serotype O5:K15, have been detected. The latter fact is a precedent indicating the possibility of search for other typing phages and the development of the scheme for the phage typing of V. parahaemolyticus in future.
Subject(s)
Bacteriophages/isolation & purification , Vibrio parahaemolyticus/virology , Vibrio/virology , Animals , Antibodies, Viral/blood , Antigens, Viral/immunology , Bacteriolysis , Bacteriophage Typing , Bacteriophages/immunology , Bacteriophages/ultrastructure , Immunization , Microscopy, Electron , Rabbits , Vibrio parahaemolyticus/classification , Water MicrobiologyABSTRACT
The range of the lytic activity of 46 phages of parahemolytic vibrios isolated from lysogenic strains, sea water samples, crabs and mussels has been studied. The phages are represented by virions belonging to morphological groups II, IV, V according to the phage classification currently used in Russia and to different serological groups. No relationship between the sensitivity of vibrio strains to the phages under study and the specificity of serotypes O and K has been established. The preparation of diagnostic phage [see text] suitable for the identification of 82% of strains of parahemolytic vibrios has been proposed.
