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Vibrio cholerae in Marine Foods and Environmental Waters: A Literature Review
Author(s) -
DePAOLA ANGELO
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
journal of food science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.772
H-Index - 150
eISSN - 1750-3841
pISSN - 0022-1147
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2621.1981.tb14532.x
Subject(s) - vibrio cholerae , biology , shellfish , outbreak , vibrio , vibrio infections , virulence , microbiology and biotechnology , cholera , incidence (geometry) , vibrionaceae , fishery , virology , bacteria , aquatic animal , fish <actinopterygii> , genetics , physics , optics , gene
Seafoods have been implicated in a number of cholera outbreaks in the United States and abroad. The incidence of Vibrio cholerue in the environment may be attributed to its extended survival in seawater or to short‐ or long‐term carriers. Strains of V. cholerue which do not agglutinate in 0 group 1 antiserum (NAG) have been associated with a number of gastroenteritis, septicemia, and meningoencephalitis cases in recent years, and genetic studies illustrate a close relationship between the deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) of NAG and V. cholerae . The ability of NAGS to elicit responses in toxigenicity testing systems similar to those caused by V. cholerae has also been demonstrated. The incidence of NAGS and V. cholerue in U.S. coastal waters and seafoods, their survival, and the conditions that promote genetic changes and increase NAG virulence must be fully evaluated to determine the public health significance of these organisms. These studies are needed to reevaluate the effectiveness of the National Shellfish Sanitation Program (NSSP) growing area standards and criteria so that consumers may be protected against shellfish‐associated vibrio diseases.