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Comparison of plating media for recovery of total and virulent genotypes of Vibrio vulnificus in U.S. market oysters.
International journal of food microbiology - 1 Nov 2013
Jones Jessica L, Lüdeke Catharina H M, Bowers John C, DePaola Angelo
Abstract excerpt
Vibrio vulnificus is the leading cause of seafood associated mortality in the United States and is generally associated with consumption of raw oysters. Two genetic markers have emerged as indicators of strain virulence, 16S rDNA type B (rrnB) and virulence correlated gene type C (vcgC). While much is known about the distribution of V. vulnificus in oysters, a limited number of studies have addressed the more...
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