title: Emergence of a restricted bioserovar of Vibrio parahaemolyticus as the predominant cause of Vibrio-associated gastroenteritis on the West Coast of the United States and Mexico.
abstract: Examination of 45 human fecal isolates of Vibrio parahaemolyticus revealed the emergence of an unusual bioserovar (O4:K12, urease positive) associated with cases of gastroenteritis which appear to be domestically acquired on the West Coast of the United States and Mexico.
authors.affiliation: Microbial Diseases Laboratory, California Department of Health Services, Berkeley 94704.
authors.forename: S L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Abbott
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Powers
authors.forename: C A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Kaysner
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Takeda
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ishibashi
authors.forename: S W
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Joseph
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Janda
mesh_terms: D002140:California; D005759:Gastroenteritis / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D008800:Mexico; D014735:Vibrio Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D014736:Vibrio parahaemolyticus / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D014861:Washington