| isolation and characterization of vibrio parahaemolyticus from cape cod soft-shell clams (mya arenaria). | vibrio parahaemolyticus was isolated from soft-shell clams (mya arenaria) taken from 10 different clamming areas on cape cod, mass., during july and august 1972. direct plating on thiosulfate-citrate-bile salts-sucrose agar was found to be superior to either direct plating on vanderzant modified salt starch agar or enrichment with trypticase soy broth containing 7% salt for isolation from clam samples. morphological and biochemical characteristics of 33 isolates from 30 samples generally conform ... | 1975 | 1096817 |