All the following statements about V. cholera 0139 are true, except:
Clinical manifestations are similar 01 Eltor strain
First discovered in Chennai
Epidemiologically indistinguishable from 01 Eltor strain
Produces 01 Lipopolysaccharide
V.cholerae 0139 does not produce the 01 Lipopolysaccharide as it does not have all the genes that is necessary for the making of this antigen. Ref: Medical Microbiology By Jawetz, 23rd Edition, Page 270; Textbook of Microbiology By Ananthanarayan and Panicker, 7th Edition, Pages 305-316; Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine, 17th Edition, Page 909, 910