| isolation and characterization of vibrio parahaemolyticus causing infection in iberian toothcarp aphanius iberus. | high mortality among laboratory cultured iberian toothcarp aphanius iberus occurred in february 1997 in valencia (spain). the main signs of the disease were external haemorrhage and tail rot. bacteria isolated from internal organs of infected fish were biochemically homogeneous and identified as vibrio parahaemolyticus. the bacteria were haemolytic against erythrocytes from eel anguilla anguilla, amberjack seriola dumerili, toothcarp a. iberus and humans, and were kanagawa-phenomenon-negative. i ... | 1999 | 10073316 |