| clinical and ecological characteristics of vibrio vulnificus in the northeastern united states. | multiple seawater sites in the northeastern united states, particularly long island sound, and shellfish from long island sound were sampled from april to november for 3 successive yr, 1983-1985. hospitals in coastal and metropolitan areas of connecticut were surveyed for the same 3-yr period, vibrio vulnificus can be found in these waters during the summer months. the appearance of these virulent bacteria in both seawater and shellfish are a function of the water temperature; no v. vulnificus c ... | 1987 | 3816129 |