Article
Isolation of Laribacter hongkongensis, a novel bacterium associated with gastroenteritis, from drinking water reservoirs in Hong Kong.
Journal of applied microbiology - 1 Sept 2007
Lau S K P, Woo P C Y, Fan R Y Y, Ma S S L, Hui W-T, Au S-Y, Chan L-L, Chan J Y F, Lau A T K, Leung K-Y, Pun T C T, She H H L, Wong C-Y, Wong L L L, Yuen K-Y
Abstract excerpt
AIMS: Freshwater fish has been found to be the reservoir of Laribacter hongkongensis, a recently discovered bacterium associated with community-acquired gastroenteritis. However, little is known about the ecology of this bacterium in the aquatic environment. We carried out a surveillance study to investigate the presence of L. hongkongensis in water and freshwater fish from 10 drinking water reservoirs in Hong...
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