title: Incidence of urea-hydrolyzing Vibrio parahaemolyticus in Willapa Bay, Washington.
abstract: A high incidence (71.5%) of Vibrio parahaemolyticus was found in samples of water, oysters, and sediment from a Washington State estuary which produces a significant amount of commercial product. Strains of V. parahaemolyticus capable of hydrolyzing urea comprised 58.4% of all V. parahaemolyticus isolates tested. Values for fecal coliforms were within certification criteria for commercial harvest and were not correlated with levels of V. parahaemolyticus.
authors.affiliation: Seafood Products Research Center, Food and Drug Administration, Bothell, Washington 98041-3012.
authors.forename: C A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Kaysner
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Abeyta
authors.forename: R F
authors.initials: RF
authors.lastname: Stott
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Lilja
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Wekell
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D005506:Food Contamination; D005516:Food Microbiology; D010125:Ostreidae / Q000382:microbiology; D014508:Urea / Q000378:metabolism*; D014736:Vibrio parahaemolyticus / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000378:metabolism; D014861:Washington; D014871:Water Microbiology
chemical_list: D014508:Urea