Investigating Vibrio parahaemolyticus interactions with the Pacific oyster, Crassostrea gigas

Vibrio parahaemolyticus is a Gram-negative, halophilic, human pathogenic bacterium ubiquitous in the marine environment. Like many Vibrio species, V. parahaemolyticus commonly associates with shellfish, particularly oysters. Ingestion of a raw or under cooked oysters contaminated with V. parahaemo...

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Main Author: Aagesen, Alisha M.
Other Authors: Hase, Claudia
Language:en_US
Published: 2012
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1957/35769