Which of the following statements is not true about vibrio cholera?
Correct Answer: Cannot survive in extracellular environment
Description: Vibrio cholerae can survive in extracellular environment. The natural habitat of vibrio cholerae is salt water in coastal areas, where they live for a long periods around planktons. Ingestion of water contaminated by human feces is the most common mode of contracting cholera. Ref: Textbook of Microbiology, Ananthanarayan and Paniker, 7th Edition, Page 316; Park 19th Edition, Page 3,190; Harrisons Principles of Internal Medicine, 16th Edition, Page 909 & 910.
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