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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2012
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Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/1957/35769 |