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Kanagawa-Negative, tdh- and trh-Positive Vibrio parahaemolyticus Isolated from Fresh Oysters Marketed in Fortaleza, Brazil

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Between October 2008 and June 2009, 15 samples of 10 live oysters each (Crassostrea rhizophorae) measuring 8.31–10.71 cm were purchased from a restaurant on the seashore of Fortaleza, Brazil. The Vibrio count ranged from 75 (estimated) to 43,500 CFU/g. Fourteen species were identified among the 56 isolated Vibrio strains, with V. parahaemolyticus as the most prevalent. Two of the 17 V. parahaemolyticus strains were urease-positive and tdh- and trh-positive on multiplex PCR, but neither produced β-hemolysis halos in Wagatsuma agar. Thus, fresh oysters served in natura in Fortaleza, Brazil, were found to contain Vibrio strains known to cause gastroenteritis in humans.

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The study was carried out with financial support from CNPq.

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  1. Marine Sciences Institute (LABOMAR/UFC), Fortaleza-Ceará, Brazil

    Regine H. S. F. Vieira

  2. Department of Fisheries Engineering, UFC, Fortaleza-Ceará, Brazil

    Renata A. Costa & Francisca G. R. Menezes

  3. Department of Tropical Marine Sciences, UFC, Fortaleza-Ceará, Brazil

    Giselle C. Silva

  4. The Oswaldo Cruz Institute, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

    Grace N. D. Theophilo & Dália P. Rodrigues

  5. Marine Sciences Institute (LABOMAR/UFC), Av. Abolição 3207, Fortaleza-Ceará, Brazil

    Rodrigo Maggioni

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Vieira, R.H.S.F., Costa, R.A., Menezes, F.G.R. et al. Kanagawa-Negative, tdh- and trh-Positive Vibrio parahaemolyticus Isolated from Fresh Oysters Marketed in Fortaleza, Brazil. Curr Microbiol 63, 126–130 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00284-011-9945-x

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