Which of the following statements is not true about vibrio cholera?
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.
It is non halophilic
Grows on simple media
Man is the only natural host
Cannot survive in extracellular environment