Publications

ecology of vibrio parahaemolyticus in chesapeake bay.	a study of the ecology of vibrio parahaemolyticus and related vibrios in the rhode river area of chesapeake bay was carried out over the period december 1970 through august 1971. the incidence of v. parahaemolyticus and related vibrios was found to be correlated with water temperature. the vibrios could not be detected in the water column during the winter months, although they were present in sediment. from late spring to early summer, when water temperatures were 14 +/- 1 c, vibrios over-winte ...	1973	4567138
distribution of vibrio parahaemolyticus and related organisms in the atlantic ocean off south carolina and georgia.	the distribution of vibrio parahaemolyticus and related organisms in the atlantic ocean was determined during the summer of 1971 from samples collected at stations along four transects on the continental shelf off the south carolina and georgia coasts. no v. parahaemolyticus strains were isolated from any of the samples of seawater (surface and bottom), sediment, and plankton which were collected. a numerical taxonomy analysis of data on substrate utilization, including 154 organic compounds ser ...	1974	4451361
isolation, enumeration, and characterization of aeromonas from polluted waters encountered in diving operations.	counts of total viable, aerobic, heterotrophic bacteria, indicator organisms, and aeromonas spp. were made at a diver training site on the anacostia river in washington, d.c. the numbers of aeromonas cells in anacostia river sediment and water increased during periods of elevated water temperature, to maxima of 4 x 10(5) cells per g of sediment and 300 cells per ml of water. correspondingly, aeromonas counts dropped 2 to 4 logs as the water temperature decreased to 0 to 0.5 degrees c. cultures t ...	1980	7396482
incidence of vibrio parahaemolyticus in u.s. coastal waters and oysters.	oyster and seawater samples were collected seasonally from may 1984 through april 1985 from shellfish-growing areas in washington, california, texas, louisiana, alabama, florida, south carolina, virginia, and rhode island which had been designated as approved or prohibited by the national shellfish sanitation program. fecal coliforms counts, aerobic plate counts, and vibrio parahaemolyticus densities were determined for the samples. mean v. parahaemolyticus density was more than 100 times greate ...	1990	2403249
the world's mine oyster.		1998	9787608
from the centers for disease control and prevention. outbreak of vibrio parahaemolyticus infections associated with eating raw oysters--pacific northwest, 1997.		1998	9669774
outbreak of vibrio parahaemolyticus infections associated with eating raw oysters--pacific northwest, 1997.	during july-august 1997, the largest reported outbreak in north america of culture-confirmed vibrio parahaemolyticus infections occurred. illness in 209 persons was associated with eating raw oysters harvested from california, oregon, and washington in the united states and from british columbia (bc) in canada; one person died. this report summarizes the investigations of the outbreak, which suggest that elevated water temperatures may have contributed to increased cases of illness and highlight ...	1998	9639367
serum antibody levels against select bacterial pathogens in atlantic bottlenose dolphins, tursiops truncatus, from beaufort nc usa and charleston harbor, charleston, sc, usa.	concern over the emergence of zoonotic diseases in marine organisms is growing. in response to this concern, this study set out to measure antibody activities against bacterial pathogens in atlantic bottlenose dolphins, tursiops truncatus, from the coastal estuaries of nc and sc, usa. individuals from charleston sc harbor, a heavily industrialized shipping harbor estuary, and from beaufort nc, a non-shipping estuary, were examined. purified igg was obtained from pooled sera using ammonium sulfat ...	2003	12502036
serum igm levels against select marine bacteria in the atlantic sharpnose shark (rhizoprionodon terraenovae) from three estuaries.	the atlantic sharpnose shark (rhizoprionodon terraenovae) is abundant and easily captured throughout the southeastern united states. therefore this species serves as an ideal model for generating basic immunological reagents to establish baseline information regarding the immunophysiology of sharks in the wild, and for attempting to correlate shark immune responses to potential pathogens with the quality of the habitat in which they reside. sharpnose shark serum igm was purified over a protein-a ...	2006	16750427
antibiotic resistance in the shellfish pathogen vibrio parahaemolyticus isolated from the coastal water and sediment of georgia and south carolina, usa.	vibrio parahaemolyticus is a gram-negative pathogen commonly encountered in estuarine and marine environments, and a common cause of seafood-related gastrointestinal infections. we isolated 350 v. parahaemolyticus strains from water and sediment at three locations along the atlantic coast of georgia and south carolina during various seasons. these isolates were tested for susceptibility to 24 antibiotics. isolate virulence was determined through pcr of tdh and trh genes. the breadth of resistanc ...	2008	19244914
infaunal burrows are enrichment zones for vibrio parahaemolyticus.	vibrio parahaemolyticus, a species that includes strains known to be pathogenic in humans, and other vibrionaceae are common, naturally occurring bacteria in coastal environments. understanding the ecology and transport of these organisms within estuarine systems is fundamental to predicting outbreaks of pathogenic strains. infaunal burrows serve as conduits for increased transport of tidal waters and v. parahaemolyticus cells by providing large open channels from the sediment to salt marsh tida ...	2011	21478307
snapshot of vibrio parahaemolyticus densities in open and closed shellfish beds in coastal south carolina and mississippi.	vibrio parahaemolyticus is a gram negative, halophilic bacterium that is ubiquitous in warm, tropical waters throughout the world. it is a major cause of seafood-associated gastroenteritis and is generally associated with consumption of raw or undercooked seafood, especially oysters. this study presents a snapshot of total v. parahaemolyticus densities in surface waters and shellstock american oysters (crassostrea virginica) from open and closed shellfish harvesting areas, as well as "more rural ...	2014	25106119