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| Field | Value |
| Title | Ecology and distribution of vibrio parahaemolyticus in fish and fishery environments |
| Names |
Sudha, K.
Thampuran, N. Surendran, P.K. |
| Date Issued | 2003 (iso8601) |
| Abstract | Vibrio parahaemolyticus is a major etiological agent in the seafood borne gastroenteritis. It is naturally present in aquatic system,particularly saline waters. A study has been conducted to determine the ecology and distribution of V. parahaemolyticusin fish and fishery environments in the Arabian sea, off Cochin. Water, sediment, plankton, fish and shellfish samples were analyzed for total halophilic vibrios, total vibrios and V. parahaemolyticus. The percentage of V. parahaemolyticus to the total vibrios was estimated as 5.6 to 50, 12.5 to 90 and 5.3 to 40 in water, sediment and plankton samples respectively. Out of the 17 different fish species comprising 46 samples from pelagic and demersal sources, the organism was detected in skin and muscle in 35% of the samples, in gills in 53% and in the intestine of 71% samples. In 25 samples of shrimp comprising 6 different species, the prevalence was 83% both in intestine and muscle with shell on. The values of the Kanagawa positives were in the range of 5 to 22% (mean: 14%) of the total V. parahaemolyticus present in water, sediment, plankton and fish/shellfish. |
| Genre | Article |
| Topic | Ecology |
| Identifier | Proceedings of the Symposium on Seafood Safety - Status and Strategies, 28-30 May 2002, Cochin, India ed. by Surendran, P.K. et. al, 370-378 |