Static bioassays lasting 7 days each were performed exposing mature non-gravid M. albidus to alternative salinity, pH and density levels. Mortality rates, including those associated with intraspecies predation, were recorded. Results were compared to similar survival parameters for V. cholerae. Thereafter direct fluorescent-monoclonal antibody stains as well as colometric immunoassays were preformed testing the both live and deceased microcosms for the presence of dormant and cultureable V. cholerae.
