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Occurrence and distribution of Vibrio vulnificus in tropical fish and shellfish from Cochin (India)
Author(s) -
Nirmala Thampuran,
P.K. Surendran
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
letters in applied microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.698
H-Index - 110
eISSN - 1472-765X
pISSN - 0266-8254
DOI - 10.1046/j.1472-765x.1998.00286.x
Subject(s) - vibrio vulnificus , shellfish , brackish water , biology , fishery , tropical marine climate , most probable number , fish <actinopterygii> , veterinary medicine , vibrio , aquaculture , vibrionaceae , marine fish , aquatic animal , ecology , bacteria , salinity , medicine , genetics
The incidence and distribution of Vibrio vulnificus in marine and brackish‐water fish and shellfish from coastal areas of Cochin on the west coast of India were studied. For marine fish collected in very fresh condition from vessels, a level of incidence of 16·6% was noted. Frequency of isolation was greater from the intestine than from the muscle. The greater Most Probable Number (MPN) count determined by the three tube method ranged from 15 to 910 g −1 in the positive samples.