Incidence of urea-hydrolyzing Vibrio parahaemolyticus in Willapa Bay, Washington.
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.
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Seafood Products Research Center, Food and Drug Administration, Bothell, Washington 98041-3012.
Abeyta
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Stott
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Lilja
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Wekell
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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
D014508:Urea