Open AccessCharacterisation of Vibrio paraheamolyticus isolated from fish in Kenya
Author(s) -
M M Kagiko,
Wale Andrari Damiano,
M Kayihura
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
east african medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.102
H-Index - 40
ISSN - 0012-835X
DOI - 10.4314/eamj.v78i3.9076
Subject(s) - vibrio parahaemolyticus , microbiology and biotechnology , vibrio , vibrio infections , biology , antimicrobial , outbreak , isolation (microbiology) , vibrionaceae , cholera , food poisoning , veterinary medicine , food science , bacteria , medicine , virology , genetics
Acute gastroenteritis associated with fish has been reported since 1951 but is gaining importance with increase in fish consumption in Kenya. The causative agent is Vibrio parahaemolyticus. The importance of this organism is increasing due to the rise in the incidence of outbreaks of food poisoning related to it.