| occurrence of vibrionaceae in natural and cultivated oyster populations in the pacific northwest. | studies were done to assess the role of oysters from the pacific northwest as a potential source of vibrionaceae. oysters collected from natural and cultivated populations on the british columbia coast were opened using sterile instruments. the gills and oyster meat were each removed, and the meat was cut in half. the gills and the cut surface of the oyster meat were each cultured by inoculating them directly to the surface of agar plating media for the isolation of vibrionaceae. overall, 120 oy ... | 1988 | 3370928 |