Presence of pathogenic Vibrio Parahaemolyticus in waters and seafood from the Tunisian Sea

World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 29, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 1341-1348

  Khouadja, Sadok ^a   Suffredini, Elisabetta ^b   Spagnoletti, Matteo ^c   Croci, Luciana ^b   Colombo, Mauro M ^c   Amina, Bakhrouf ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONASTIR   (Tunisia)

^b ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

^c SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

tdh and trh genes; toxR gene; Vibrio parahaemolyticus; Virulence properties

Indexed keywords

COASTAL AREA; CRASSOSTREA GIGAS; ENVIRONMENTAL SAMPLE; MYTILUS EDULIS; SEAFOOD PRODUCTS; V. PARAHAEMOLYTICUS; VIBRIO PARAHAEMOLYTICUS; VIRULENCE PROPERTIES;

MEATS; STRAIN;

GENES;

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; HEMOLYSIN; SEA WATER;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; CRASSOSTREA; FISH; FOOD CONTAMINATION; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; ITALY; MICROBIOLOGY; MYTILUS EDULIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEA FOOD; VIBRIO PARAHAEMOLYTICUS;

ANIMALS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CRASSOSTREA; FISHES; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HEMOLYSIN PROTEINS; ITALY; MYTILUS EDULIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEAFOOD; SEAWATER; VIBRIO PARAHAEMOLYTICUS;

CRASSOSTREA GIGAS; MYTILUS EDULIS; PISCES; VIBRIO PARAHAEMOLYTICUS;

EID: 84880391135     PISSN: 09593993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11274-013-1297-1     Document Type: Article

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