Prevalence, serotyping and molecular characterization of Vibrio parahaemolyticus in mussels from Italian growing areas, Adriatic Sea

Environmental Microbiology Reports

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 192-197

  Ottaviani, Donatella ^a   Leoni, Francesca ^a   Rocchegiani, Elena ^a   Canonico, Cristina ^a   Potenziani, Stefano ^a   Santarelli, Sabrina ^a   Masini, Laura ^a   Mioni, Renzo ^b   Carraturo, Antonio ^c  

^a ISTITUTO ZOOPROFILATTICO SPERIMENTALE DELL UMBRIA E DELLE MARCHE   (Italy)

^b ISTITUTO ZOOPROFILATTICO SPERIMENTALE DELLE VENEZIE   (Italy)

^c SANTA MARIA GORETTI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VIBRIO; VIBRIO PARAHAEMOLYTICUS;

EID: 77957279513     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17582229     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1758-2229.2010.00134.x     Document Type: Article

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