Vibrio parahaemolyticus in Rhode Island Coastal Ponds and the Estuarine Environment of Narragansett Bay

Authors

Annie M. Cox, University of Rhode Island
Marta Gomez-Chiarri, University of Rhode IslandFollow

Document Type

Article

Date of Original Version

2012

Department

Oceanography

Abstract

Quantification of the abundance of Vibrio parahaemolyticus in water and oysters from Rhode Island showed the presence of environmental strains and low levels of potentially pathogenic strains when water temperatures were ≥18°C, with peak levels in late July to early August. A higher abundance of the trh gene than of the tdh gene was observed.

Citation/Publisher Attribution

Cox, A. M., & Gomez-Chiarri, M. (2012). Vibrio parahaemolyticus in Rhode Island Coastal Ponds and the Estuarine Environment of Narragansett Bay. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 78(8), 2996-2999. doi: 10.1128/AEM.07519-11

Available at: http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/AEM.07519-11

Comment

Annie M. Cox is in the Graduate School of Oceanography.

Marta Gomez-Chiarri is in the Department of Fisheries, Animal and Veterinary Sciences.