| urease-positive, kanagawa-negative vibrio parahaemolyticus from patients and the environment in the pacific northwest. | we previously reported the occurrence of vibrio parahaemolyticus in patients and the environment in the pacific northwest. the present studies compare the biochemical characteristics, kanagawa hemolysin reactions, and plasmid profiles of 13 patient and 221 environmental isolates of the organism. classical biochemical testing of the isolates revealed similar reactions for the clinical and environmental strains, and analysis in agarose gels revealed that 13 to 15% of the isolates had plasmids. the ... | 1989 | 2592543 |
| 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 |
| outbreak of vibrio parahaemolyticus related to raw oysters in british columbia. | | 1997 | 9401155 |
| 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 |
| from the centers for disease control and prevention. outbreak of vibrio parahaemolyticus infections associated with eating raw oysters--pacific northwest, 1997. | | 1998 | 9669774 |
| the world's mine oyster. | | 1998 | 9787608 |
| a persistent, productive, and seasonally dynamic vibriophage population within pacific oysters (crassostrea gigas). | in an effort to understand the relationship between vibrio and vibriophage populations, abundances of vibrio spp. and viruses infecting vibrio parahaemolyticus (vpvs) were monitored for a year in pacific oysters and water collected from ladysmith harbor, british columbia, canada. bacterial abundances were highly seasonal, whereas high titers of vpvs (0.5 x 10(4) to 11 x 10(4) viruses cm(-3)) occurred year round in oysters, even when v. parahaemolyticus was undetectable (< 3 cells cm(-3)). viruse ... | 2005 | 16151121 |
| genetic richness of vibriophages isolated in a coastal environment. | the purpose of this study was to characterize vibrio parahaemolyticus viruses (vpvs) isolated from different environments within and adjacent to the strait of georgia, and to examine the relative influences of distance and environment on host-range and genetic richness. nearly all seawater enrichment cultures (29/31) generated isolates, implying that vpvs were widespread in the virioplankton, yet at low abundances (< 1 l(-1)). viruses were not detected in sediments (n = 99). fourteen of the 16 v ... | 2006 | 16817925 |
| distribution, genetic richness and phage sensitivity of vibrio spp. from coastal british columbia. | this study examined the distribution, susceptibility to viral infection and genetic diversity of vibrio spp. in the coastal waters and sediments of british columbia during summer (july and august). abundances of presumptive vibrio spp. ranged from 1.5 to 346 ml(-1) within the water column (1-291 m); whereas, abundances at the water-sediment interface were much higher (up to approximately 3 x 10(4)vibrio spp. cc(-1)), and decreased with sediment depth (down to 30 cm). the genetic diversity of vib ... | 2007 | 17564612 |
| descriptive epidemiology of vibrio parahaemolyticus and other vibrio species infections in british columbia: 2001-2006. | | 2007 | 18161203 |
| the impact of international travel on the epidemiology of enteric infections, british columbia, 2008. | travel-related enteric infections likely represent a large proportion of all enteric infections in british columbia (bc). the objective of this study was to assess the proportion of enteric infections in bc reported in 2008 associated with international travel in order to understand trends in infections so that targeted interventions can be implemented. | 2010 | 21033549 |