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RECOVERY OF VIBRIO METSCHNIKOVII FROM MARKET SEAFOOD
Author(s) -
BUCK JOHN D.
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
journal of food safety
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.427
H-Index - 43
eISSN - 1745-4565
pISSN - 0149-6085
DOI - 10.1111/j.1745-4565.1991.tb00065.x
Subject(s) - shellfish , vibrio , organism , biology , fish <actinopterygii> , fishery , pathogenic bacteria , business , food science , microbiology and biotechnology , bacteria , aquatic animal , paleontology , genetics
Vibrio metschnikovii, a potentially pathogenic marine bacterium, was recovered from a wide variety of finfish and shellfish purchased at fish markets and supermarkets. Because limited information is available on the occurrence of this organism in food products and human disease, the observations may be relevant to public health considerations of seafood consumption .