Presence of pathogenic Vibrio parahaemolyticus strains in mussels from the Adriatic Sea, Italy

Food Microbiology

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 585-590

  Ottaviani, D ^a,b   Santarelli, S ^a   Bacchiocchi, S ^a   Masini, L ^a   Ghittino, C ^a   Bacchiocchi, I ^a  

^a State Veterinary Institute for Umbria and the Marches (IZSUM)   (Italy)

^b Institute of Experimental Veterinary   (Italy)

Author keywords

Mussels; Protease activity; tdh and trh genes; Vibrio parahaemolyticus

Indexed keywords

MYTILUS GALLOPROVINCIALIS; VIBRIO PARAHAEMOLYTICUS;

EID: 18144378798     PISSN: 07400020     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fm.2005.01.005     Document Type: Article

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