A survey of oysters (Crassostrea gigas) in New Zealand for Vibrio parahaemolyticus and Vibrio vulnificus

International Journal of Food Microbiology

Volumn 147, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 149-153

  Kirs, M ^a   DePaola, A ^b   Fyfe, R ^a   Jones, J L ^b   Krantz, J ^b   Van Laanen, A ^a   Cotton, D ^a   Castle, M ^c  

^a CAWTHRON INSTITUTE   (New Zealand)

^b CENTER FOR DRUG EVALUATION AND RESEARCH   (United States)

^c New Zealand Food Safety Authority   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

New Zealand; Pacific oysters; Vibrio parahaemolyticus; Vibrio vulnificus

Indexed keywords

RNA 16S;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; ENTOMOPATHOGENIC BACTERIUM; GENOTYPE; GEOGRAPHY; GEOMETRY; NEW ZEALAND; NONHUMAN; OYSTER; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SPECIES CULTIVATION; VIBRIO PARAHAEMOLYTICUS; VIBRIO VULNIFICUS; VIRULENCE;

ANIMALS; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; CRASSOSTREA; FOOD CONTAMINATION; NEW ZEALAND; SHELLFISH; VIBRIO PARAHAEMOLYTICUS; VIBRIO VULNIFICUS;

CRASSOSTREA GIGAS; OSTREIDAE; VIBRIO; VIBRIO PARAHAEMOLYTICUS; VIBRIO VULNIFICUS;

EID: 79955739608     PISSN: 01681605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2011.03.012     Document Type: Article

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