| detection and quantification of vibrio parahaemolyticus in shellfish from italian production areas. | vibrio parahaemolyticus is a marine microorganism, recognized as an important cause of foodborne illness particularly in asia, south america and united states. outbreaks are rarely reported in europe, but they can occur unexpectedly in relation, among other reasons, to the spread of highly virulent strains. it is known that the risk is proportional to exposure levels to pathogenic v. parahaemolyticus (i.e. carrying the tdh and/or the trh genes) but currently there is a lack of occurrence data fo ... | 2014 | 24810197 |