title: Sources of Vibrio mimicus contamination of turtle eggs.
abstract: Vibrio mimicus contamination of sand increased significantly during the arrival of the olive ridley sea turtles (Lepidochelys olivacea) at Ostional anidation beach, Costa Rica. Statistical analysis supports that eggs are contaminated with V. mimicus by contact with the sand nest. V. mimicus was isolated from eggs of all nests tested, and ctxA+ strains were found in 31% of the nests, all of which were near the estuary.
authors.affiliation: Instituto Costarricense de Investigación y Enseñanza en Nutrición y Salud (INCIENSA), Tres Ríos, Costa Rica.
authors.forename: M T
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Acuña
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Díaz
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Bolaños
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Barquero
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Sánchez
authors.forename: L M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Sánchez
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Mora
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Chaves
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Campos
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003364:Costa Rica; D004531:Eggs / Q000382:microbiology*; D005517:Foodborne Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D006801:Humans; D014426:Turtles / Q000382:microbiology*; D014733:Vibrio / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000472:pathogenicity; D014735:Vibrio Infections / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control