Vibrio parahaemolyticus in Rhode Island coastal ponds and the estuarine environment of narragansett bay.
Quantification of the abundance of Vibrio parahaemolyticus in water and oysters from Rhode Island showed the presence of environmental strains and low levels of potentially pathogenic strains when water temperatures were ≥18°C, with peak levels in late July to early August. A higher abundance of the trh gene than of the tdh gene was observed.
University of Rhode Island, Graduate School of Oceanography, Narragansett, Rhode Island, USA.
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D000818:Animals; D058491:Bacterial Load; D010125:Ostreidae / Q000382:microbiology*; D012237:Rhode Island; D012621:Seasons; D013696:Temperature; D014736:Vibrio parahaemolyticus / Q000145:classification* / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000472:pathogenicity; D014871:Water Microbiology