Isolation of an enteropathogenic, Kanagawa-positive strain of Vibrio parahaemolyticus from seafood implicated in acute gastroenteritis.

Applied and environmental microbiology ·Vol. 35 ·No. 6 ·1978-06-00 ·Pages 1226-7

Spite GT, Brown DF, Twedt RM

Abstract

A strain of Vibrio parahaemolyticus, serotype O4/K4, that was Kanagawa positive and reactive in the rabbit ileal loop test, was isolated in low numbers from raw oysters implicated in a case of acute gastroenteritis. To our knowledge, this is the first report of the isolation of a Kanagawa-positive strain from suspect food in the United States.

MeSH Terms

Acute Disease Female Food Microbiology Foodborne Diseases/microbiology Gastroenteritis/microbiology Humans Ostreidae United States Vibrio parahaemolyticus/isolation & purification

Authors & Affiliations

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Spite G T

Brown D F

Twedt R M

References (4)

4 references, click to expand

Enteropathogenicity of Vibrio parahaemolyticus in the ligated rabbit ileum.
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Vibrio parahaemolyticus gastroenteritis and international air travel.
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Article Info

Journal

Applied and environmental microbiology

Abbr.

Appl Environ Microbiol

ISSN

0099-2240

DOI

10.1128/aem.35.6.1226-1227.1978

Published

1978-06-00

Pages

1226-7

Language

English

Region

United States

NLM ID

7605801

PMCID

PMC243013

Subset

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