title: Occurrence of Vibrio parahaemolyticus in selected marine invertebrates, sediment, and seawater around Alexandria, Egypt.
abstract: Samples of seawater, sediment, and the following invertebrates were collected from the Mediterranean Sea in the neighborhood of Alexandria, Egypt: sea urchins (Echinus spp.), clams (Tapes spp.), and wedge shells (Donax trunculus). A total of 165 samples were collected from November 1979 to July 1980. Average counts (per 100 mL or 100 g) of Vibrio parahaemolyticus content were as follows: seawater, 36; sea urchins, 349; sediment, 436; wedge shells, 534; clams, 1872. Samples collected in the summer months contained higher levels of V. parahaemolyticus than winter samples.
mesh_terms: D049872:Bivalvia / Q000382:microbiology*; D004534:Egypt; D008974:Mollusca / Q000382:microbiology*; D012617:Sea Urchins / Q000382:microbiology*; D012758:Shellfish; D014736:Vibrio parahaemolyticus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D014871:Water Microbiology