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VIBRIO PARAHAEMOLYTICUS ISOLATED FROM DISCHARGE FROM THE EAR IN TWO PATIENTS EXPOSED TO SEA WATER
Author(s) -
Olsen Helge
Publication year - 1978
Publication title -
acta pathologica microbiologica scandinavica section b microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.909
H-Index - 88
eISSN - 1600-0463
pISSN - 0304-131X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1699-0463.1978.tb00038.x
Subject(s) - vibrio parahaemolyticus , vibrio alginolyticus , microbiology and biotechnology , vibrio infections , vibrio , perforation , seawater , biology , vibrionaceae , bacteria , ecology , materials science , genetics , metallurgy , punching
Vibrio parahaemolyticus and Vibrio alginolyticus were isolated from discharge from the ear in two patients exposed to sea water. Both had perforation of the tympanic membrane. They recovered quickly. The bacteriological characteristics of the two strains are described.