Bacterial Flora of the Hemolymph of the Blue Crab, <i>Callinectes sapidus</i> : Numerical Taxonomy
Ronald K. Sizemore, Rita R. Colwell, Haskell S. Tubiash, T. E. Lovelace
Applied Microbiology
Abstract
Bacteria isolated from the hemolymph of normal blue crabs were found to be predominantly Vibrio sp., Pseudomonas sp., Acinetobacter sp., Bacillus sp., Flavobacterium sp., and coliforms. Vibrio parahaemolyticus, a cosmopolitan facultative pathogen widely implicated in outbreaks of gastroenteritis related to the consumption of improperly processed seafood, was present in crabs collected between the months of May to November and was identified in up to 21% of the hemolymphs sampled.
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Vibrio parahaemolyticus present in hemolymph of blue crabs
“Vibrio parahaemolyticus, a cosmopolitan facultative pathogen widely implicated in outbreaks of gastroenteritis related to the consumption of improperly processed seafood, was present in crabs collecte...”
Vibrio parahaemolyticus present in blue crabs
“Vibrio parahaemolyticus, a cosmopolitan facultative pathogen widely implicated in outbreaks of gastroenteritis related to the consumption of improperly processed seafood, was present in crabs collecte...”