Vibrio parahaemolyticus- An emerging foodborne pathogen-A Review

Veterinary World

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 48-63

  Nelapati, S ^a   Nelapati, K ^a   Chinnam, B K ^a  

^a SRI VENKATESWARA VETERINARY UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Facultative anaerobic organism; Kanagawa test; Sea foodborne pathogen; TDH; TRH; Vibrio parahaemolyticus

Indexed keywords

EID: 84865172746     PISSN: 09728988     EISSN: 22310916     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5455/vetworld.2012.48-62     Document Type: Review

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