A new combination of O- and K-antigens of a vibrio parahaemolyticus strain isolated from a patient with diarrhea.

: Vibrio parahaemolyticus strain 10260 was isolated from a patient with diarrhea. Biochemical and serological characters of the strain were analyzed. This strain possessed a new combination of O- and K-antigens. From the results of this study, the serotype of V. parahaemolyticus strain 10260 was proposed as O1:K20.