| vibrio sinaloensis sp. nov., isolated from the spotted rose snapper, lutjanus guttatus steindachner, 1869. | nine bacterial strains were studied by means of rep-pcr, 16s rrna gene sequence analysis, dna-dna hybridization and physiological characterization. typing analysis by means of rep-pcr showed that all nine strains were highly homogeneous, with similarities above 94 %. the strains were isolated from the same geographical area (mazatlán, sinaloa state, mexico) and the same type of host (cultured rose snapper, lutjanus guttatus), although from different individuals and organs. comparison of the almo ... | 2008 | 18599705 |
| outbreak of gastroenteritis caused by the pandemic vibrio parahaemolyticus o3:k6 in mexico. | during 2003 and during late september of 2004, more than 1230 cases of gastroenteritis were reported in the south of sinaloa state, north-western mexico. all cases were attributed to the consumption of raw or undercooked shrimp collected at the huizache-caimanero lagunary system. vibrio parahaemolyticus was identified by standard biochemical methods, and many strains were positive for pcr amplifications of the tlh and tdh genes and negative for the trh gene. a representative strain belonged to t ... | 2006 | 17107421 |