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Occurrence, seasonality and genetic diversity of Vibrio vulnificus in coastal seaweeds and water along the Kii Channel, Japan.
FEMS microbiology ecology - 1 May 2008
Mahmud Zahid Hayat, Neogi Sucharit Basu, Kassu Afework, Mai Huong Bui Thi, Jahid Iqbal Kabir, Islam Mohammad Sirajul, Ota Fusao
Abstract excerpt
Vibrio vulnificus is a ubiquitous toxigenic bacterium found in a coastal environment but little is known about its occurrence and seasonality among seaweeds, which are widely consumed as seafood in Japan. Therefore, we have observed the bacterium's abundance in seawater and seaweed samples from three areas of the Kii Channel, Japan, during June 2003 to May 2004. A total of 192 samples were collected: 24 from each...
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