The isolation of Vibrio parahaemolyticus and related vibrios from moribund aquarium lobsters.
Vibrios were isolated in pure culture from the hemolymph of 7 out of 28 dead or dying aquarium lobsters which had been acclimated to 20-22 degrees C. One isolate was identified as Vibrio parahaemolyticus, one as a related marine Vibrio (probably V. marinus), and five as Vibrio alginolyticus. No isolates of halophilic Vibrio species were made from healthy lobsters using thiosulfate citrate bile salts sucrose agar (TCBS).
D000818:Animals; D006458:Hemolymph / Q000382:microbiology; D008121:Nephropidae / Q000382:microbiology*; D012623:Seawater; D014733:Vibrio / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000472:pathogenicity; D014736:Vibrio parahaemolyticus / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000472:pathogenicity; D014871:Water Microbiology