MEDICAL MASK IN THE EXTERNAL ENVIRONMENT AS A POSSIBLE OBJECT OF COLONIZATION OF V. CHOLERAE
The widespread use of plastic in industry and everyday life inevitably leads to the pollution of water bodies’ surface with various polymers. The threelayer mask with elastic fixation is an effective means of protection during epidemics. The aim of this study was to study the ability of Vibrio cholerae to colonize the material of medical masks under various experimental conditions. Thus, the results obtained indicate the ability of toxigenic vibrios to colonize the material of a medical mask.