| viability of vibrio cholerae biotype el tor and of cholera phage on vegetables. | different vegetables were contaminated with sewage water containing large amounts of el tor vibrios, and the viability of these vibrios was studied under defined conditions of storage. during the dry season (summer) in jerusalem, the el tor vibrios survived for up to 24 hr on parsley, 24 to 30 hr on tomatoes and carrots, 24 to 48 hr on cucumbers, peppers and okra and two to three days on lettuce, when the vegetables were stored at room temperature. the survival time was longer during the rainy s ... | 1975 | 1184361 |